He said, however, that the low-cost carrier has not committed to any changes currently and has "absolutely no thought, no plans, no desire to assign seats whatsoever."
The airline could have added seat assignment functionality to its existing reservation system, but has chosen not to, Kelly added. (Reporting by Jeffrey Dastin in New York, editing by G Crosse)Southwest Airlines to explore new IT functions, such as codesharing
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