The busiest commercial air carrier serving Harry Reid International Airport is on track for launching its assigned seating plan in January and already has begun selling those seats on its website.

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines announced the dramatic change in policy this year, but said it would take time to make the plan operational.

In the company’s third-quarter earnings call Thursday, Southwest said the sale of seats is in line with management’s expectations and at the same levels as three other major airlines that have seat-selection charges.

Since its founding, Southwest has had a first-come, first-served open seating policy that didn’t cost extra. The new initiative begins on flights starting Jan. 27.

The company said Thursday that more than 400 of the airline’s roughly 800 jet

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