Thanks Keygrip. I am familiar with how Air New Zealand does things with the carina computer system (inherited from BA) whereby every single seat is pre-planned. If a late runner turns up and the boarding has finished, but the plane isn't pushed back they have to re-open the flight and reallocate a specific seat dah da dah.
So in terms of affecting trim is that a problem, or are seats usually so scarce that it doesn't arise in practice ?
I am contemplating starting a venture and am looking for ways to cut costs and operate smarter. Is the SWA system at all compatible with IATA booking systems or are they worlds apart ?
Reason why I ask this is for the potential to work out inter-planing or code shares with full IATA airlines ?