So yesterday afternoon at the Southwest terminal at BWI I noted that "random" gate checks were in full swing. Instead of walking the lines before boarding (like they did at other airports), the TSOs were pulling passengers as they boarded the plane, just like the bad old days where you strategically picked your place in line so as not to be the first one picked.

I witnessed one of the first passengers in the "A" line get pulled (so he missed his shot at an exit row seat, thanks, TSA), and as soon as they were done with him, they pulled the next person through the gate, and so forth. Several folks missed boarding with their groups. It's bad enough when you have assigned seating, it's worse with unassigned seating.

While I have long regarded BWI as "unfriendly" to travelers for other reasons, this is icing on the cake. No more WN for me through that airport until the nonsense stops.