You can't really win at the seat assignment game on a flight anymore. The best thing to do is to pay for what you want.

Southwest Airlines passengers will fly in assigned seats for the first time on Jan. 27, the carrier told CNBC. Customers can start buying tickets with assigned seats on July 29. Stream Connecticut ...

— -- Afraid your children won't get to sit next to you on a flight? Starting today, leisure carrier Allegiant Air says that's unlikely to happen on its planes. Allegiant has changed has its check ...

The Issue at a Glance Airlines shuffle seat assignments more often than most travelers realize, and... The post What to Do ...

The best solution would be for airlines to voluntarily commit to notifying their customers of any seat changes. They could do ...