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

Attention frequent flyers: Southwest Airlines announced July 21 that it will be moving to assigned seating starting Jan. 27, ...

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

Starting July 29, customers can begin booking tickets with seat assignments for flights departing January 27, 2026.

Southwest Airlines, Milwaukee's largest carrier, is rolling back another one of its popular policies come January.

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

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 ...

DALLAS, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) - Beginning July 29, 2025, Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) Customers will have options to ...

On Monday, Southwest Airlines announced that assigned seating will become active on Jan. 27, 2026, ending a 50-year tradition ...

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

Southwest passengers will soon buy assigned seat tickets as the carrier ends decades of open seating and other perks in the company's bid to save revenue.

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