A bit off topic but I was chatting with a flight attendant last week during a stopover. The FA told me that they understood assigned seating was coming within the next year or two, driven by the expansion of the network to include international flights. Wonder how this will mutate EBCI; pay the $10 to "buy up" to A-list level of seat selection? Guess I'll have to enjoy whatever time is left to board B-35 and still have a decent shot at seat 11B.