The airline is putting an end to its open-seating policy, it announced, describing the move as "an important step in our ...

Southwest Airlines announced Monday that the open-seating option that set it apart from competitors only has a few months ...

After announcing last summer that it would transition away from its defining policy in which passengers picked a seat once ...

Assigned seating is coming to Southwest Airlines in 2026. Here's when, how it will work and how much it will cost to choose a ...

Passengers on Southwest Airlines eventually will purchase assigned seat tickets as the carrier ends decades of open seating ...

Passengers will fly in assigned seats on Southwest flights for the first time Jan. 27, marking the end of 50-plus years of ...

Southwest Airlines passengers will get assigned seats for the first time, marking a major shift in the carrier’s business model ...

Southwest Airlines will switch to assigned seats on Jan. 27, 2026, the airline announced. Seat assignments will go on sale ...

Meanwhile, Southwest is also rolling out a new group-based boarding process for passengers starting with extra legroom seats ...

Southwest estimated that the changes would add $800 million to its profits before interest and taxes in 2025 and $1.7 billion ...

Southwest Airlines will make its shift to assigned seating starting January 27, 2026. The low-cost carrier will begin putting ...

Southwest Airlines has made a number of controversial changes over the past several weeks, ending its longstanding "bags fly ...