Southwest Airlines Sued Over Viral Passenger Attack and Open Seating Policy

Passenger Assaulted in Viral TikTok Video Sues Southwest Airlines, Blames Seating Plan

Southwest is transitioning to assigned seats in January 2026.

Southwest Airlines Sued Over Viral Passenger Attack and Open Seating Policy

Passenger Livia Rombola sues Southwest after being attacked by another passenger back in June, and claims the airline's open seating policy is at fault.

Southwest’s ‘free-for-all’ seating policy to blame for drunk NYC artist’s alleged viral, hair-pulling attack, passenger claims

Livia Rombola was aboard Southwest flight 779 bound for Kansas City, Missouri, when she was the target of a profane, violent assault by 32-year-old Leanna Perry, according to a lawsuit against the airline and Perry filed in New York State Supreme Court in Brooklyn on Aug. 25.

Passenger Assaulted in Viral TikTok Video Sues Southwest Airlines, Blames Seating Plan - WorldNL Magazine

Video footage went viral on social media earlier this summer after an intoxicated woman was seen on a Southwest Airlines flight pulling another woman’s hair and shouting abusive things before being subdued and arrested. Now the woman who was attacked has filed a lawsuit against her attacker and named Southwest as a co-defendant, partially blaming the airline’s open seating policy for the confrontation. Leanna Perry, identified as a 32-year-old i…

Southwest's Iconic Open Seating Policy Blamed In Viral Assault Lawsuit

A Southwest Airlines passenger who was subjected to a violent assault onboard one of the carrier’s planes at New York LaGuardia Airport in June blames Southwest’s iconic open seating policy for the viral melee that attracted worldwide attention. Livia Rombola from Kansas says she has suffered severe emotional distress and continued psychological injury as a… The post Southwest’s Iconic Open Seating Policy Blamed In Viral Assault Lawsuit appeared…