Southwest Airlines will switch up its boarding process in a big way once the carrier shifts to assigned seating.

Unlike other airlines that simply board you ... by the gate before their group is called. On Southwest, you know the exact order you're boarding in, so there is no need to hover.

So instead of boarding a flight by line position, and then picking any open seat, Southwest travelers will have an assigned seat number like other airlines. Southwest hasn't announced a start date ...

Emmy Award-winning journalist Kris Van Cleave is the senior transportation correspondent for CBS News based in Phoenix, Arizona, where he also serves as a national correspondent reporting for all ...