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Troopers
Social norms are not left behind at the gate. SWA’s open seating policy does not temporarily remove social norms. Piss poor social behavior under the disguise of open-seating policy is laughable.
Exactly. Which is why you should move to the next row if the one in front is occupied and saved. Bullying or shaming your way to split up a family is piss poor social behavior, particularly when saving is permitted by the airline and does not violate any social norms. If you require a specific seat fly an airline that reserves it for you
When you go to a school play, does your wife reserve a seat for you if you stop in the bathroom? Does that violate a social norm? The whole concept is laughable.