Instead of assigned seats, Southwest implemented assigned boarding positions.

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After seats are assigned to siblings who qualify, the remaining children in the 99th percentile enter a lottery for a chance at a seat.

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There are no assigned seats, no free food or drink, and no transfers.

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Priority boarding is also a big draw, because Southwest's chaotic no-assigned-seats system can be a turnoff for travellers unwilling to push to the front of the line or throw a few elbows for a window (or aisle) seat.

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Mr Akbar has been more circumspect, although he has assigned a number of seats in parliament to the anti-Habibie faction.

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This was unsatisfactory because, for example, seats in the House of Representatives were (and are) assigned according to census data.

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