open boarding
No reserved seats
Open boarding is a system where passengers board without assigned seats, choosing any available spot on a first-come basis.
Airlines like Southwest use open boarding, where earlier check-in earns earlier boarding position: We got A-group, so we'll have open boarding and can grab exit-row seats.
The term also applies to buses, ferries, and other transit.
- public transportShared passenger services
- transit systemUrban passenger network
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- spontaneityActing without forethought
- busLarge passenger vehicle
first-come-first-served · general admission · cattle call · cruise ship · airplane · travel light · accessibility · convenience · train · ferry · subway · tram · cost-effectiveness · Southwest Airlines · shuttle · crowd management · social etiquette · cooperation