Even if you purchase a person of size ticket, they can take that seat away once it is apparent you don't need it. There is no way to purchase 2 seats for 1 person on a Southwest flight.
It's possible, as I (think) I mentioned, I haven't done it with Southwest, but have with another airline.
I do know that Southwest specifically does give you a Reserved Seat Document to place on your extra purchased seat, so it doesn't appear to other passengers that it is a available seat.
Yup. Not arguing that point -Yes. But if the flight is full, and it is apparent you really don't need the seat, they can give that seat to another customer.
I have glown southwest and if the plan is full they will tell you to put your imaginary friend on the floor
There is if your spouse is in the other seat!I don't think that a seat apart is 6 ft - so no point of having an empty seat next to you.
but the person behind you and the person in front of you and the person on the other side of the plane is not 6ft away from you.There is if your spouse is in the other seat!
I haven't read the whole thread, but I don't see the point in leaving the middle seat unsold. Everyone is breathing the same air on a plane. I always blast my personal air conditioner (that air thing above your head on a plane near the light) when I fly. So if I have Covid and sneeze even with a mask on, any "droplets" that escape would blow all over the place. Does it really matter if the person closest to me is in the seat next to me or the seat in front of me? Wouldn't my droplets scatter everywhere? And isn't the air in the plane recirculated? Just some things that I have been thinking about lately.
I don't plan to fly anytime soon.
Actually, most of the air circulates within your row [and some beyond]; the vent above directs the air down and then it gets pulled out via the floor vents. The systems divide the planes into "zones" of usually about seven rows per zone.
This is a document from the World Health Organizations in 2008: "Tuberculosis and Air Travel: Guidelines for Prevention and Control. 3rd edition.", Section 3 Aircraft ventilation, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK143711/
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Air is distributed evenly throughout the passenger cabin via ducts running the entire length of the aircraft. Air enters the cabin from overhead distribution outlets and flows downwards in a circular pattern towards the outflow grills along both side walls of the cabin near the floor (Fig. 1). Air enters and leaves the cabin at approximately the same seat row, and airflow in forwards and backwards directions is minimal. Movement of passengers and crew in the cabin has little impact on the intended airflow patterns.
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Figure one, "cabin airflow patterns" is here:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK143711/figure/ch3.f1/?report=objectonly
There is additional info about airflow and the consequences of a long period of time on the ground in the document.
The entire book that it is out of is here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK143719/ and gives even more information.
More googling produces additional information about aircraft ventilation. Some of it depends on the specific aircraft model. For example, many of the modern jets have HEPA filters incorporated into their passenger air ventilation systems, while older and smaller planes may not have HEPA.
For example, here is an NBC article from 2010: http://www.nbcnews.com/id/34708785/.../airplane-air-not-bad-you-think/#.Xr31dcB7nb0
Finally, this is a systemic literature review of influenza transmission on aircraft. It also includes a brief description of aircraft ventilation systems. And, if you look on the righthand side of the page there are links to other similar-topic studies. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4969063/
Probably not. With the air blowing down on you full blast, droplets not contained by thevmask would likely go down - onto your clothing, the floor, tray table if open...is there any proven information how long the virus survives on fabric?So if I have Covid and sneeze even with a mask on, any "droplets" that escape would blow all over the place
And isn't the air in the plane recirculated?
As @maxiesmom indicated, and especially on Southwest, a purchased seat not actually being used can be reassigned to a standby passenger.They're not going to ask if you are overweight, they'll just sell you one if they have the inventory.
Most airlines either have no CoS policy, or a strict one that does not provide a refund.It's possible, as I (think) I mentioned, I haven't done it with Southwest, but have with another airline.
They can take it from you.Except you had 1 ticket not a double ticket I suspect. I wouldn't give up the extra seat if I payed for it.
Won't do them any good if the real you paid for the extra seat and were partly occupying it. Also in which case no need for them to give you a "seat occupied" card.I have flown southwest and if the plane is full they will tell you to put your imaginary friend on the floor.
They can certainly tell you to stop straddling two seats if you don't really need two seats.Won't do them any good if the real you paid for the extra seat and were partly occupying it. Also in which case no need for them to give you a "seat occupied" card.
Won't do them any good if the real you paid for the extra seat and were partly occupying it. Also in which case no need for them to give you a "seat occupied" card.
Partly legitimately, jyes. Partly because you're sprawled across both seats, not so much.Won't do them any good if the real you paid for the extra seat and were partly occupying it.
My family, as well, has a flight booked on JB for the middle of July to Orlando from Syracuse. I have noticed that in the past few weeks the number of X's (possibly sold seats) has gone up significantly. I'm hoping this is social distancing and not actual people buying these seats.We have flights booked to Orlando from Buffalo in the middle of July on Jetblue. I have been checking the flight regularly & watching the seating chart. We’re in our mid 60s & I’m not sure if we’ll be comfortable flying by July. Today I noticed all the middle seats are “x’d” out. I had booked us in an even more space row...my DH in a window seat & myself in the middle. The aisle seat had been empty when I checked yesterday. Today that seat is x’d out too. Someone could have booked it, but I’m hoping JB blocked it. It does seem that they are trying to limit seats sold.