Fortunately boarding position problems have become rare. With pay-for-A in the works, I'm really shocked that Southwest took so long to get line jumping under control.
Sorry-I cannot agree with you that line jumping is under control.I still see it all the time.
If WN has any intention of maintaining credibility with this new program,they need to have the GA's maintain exact boarding order and have the FA's prevent families from purchasing 1 Early Bird then saving seats for the entire group. I'd allow a single companion seat to be saved by an Early Bird or A lister ,but no more.
Just program the readers to disallow out of order boarding and perhaps pax would see this as an advantageous fee.