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Would Southwest Please Reinstall Movable Armrests in the First Row of Seats on All Their Aircraft?

My wife and I fly on Southwest Airlines frequently. On Southwest Airlines airplanes, I used to be able to roll on the plane in my manual wheelchair and transfer into the first row of seats as they all had movable armrests. I would slide over and sit by the window. Unfortunately, I am unable to do that now because the new 800 series planes at Southwest are all being modernized/retrofitted with a new configuration of seats in the first row that do not have movable armrests anymore. The first row ironically is the row that is most conveniently used by people with mobility impairments. My wheelchair cannot fit through the aisle to get to the second row of seats which do have movable armrests. That means I now have to use the aisle chair to fit in the aisle to get close enough to transfer myself into the 2nd row of seats. The time and hassle it takes for me to get into the aisle chair is ridiculous, inconvenient, and could potentially cause flight delays. Would Southwest please reinstall movable armrests in the first row of seats on all their aircraft? Thank you.

Mr. Joseph Guay, RI