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

Southwest Airlines has already made several high-profile changes for its customers over the past several months, ending its ...

“Southwest open seating is the ultimate expression of its founding ethos: to make air travel affordable and accessible for ...

Starting Jan. 27, Southwest Airlines passengers will get assigned seats for the first time, marking a major shift in the ...

Earlier this year, Southwest Airlines announced several major policy changes in an attempt to boost the airline's slumping ...

Another major change is coming to Southwest Airlines. Just two months after ending its long-standing “Bags Fly Free” policy, the airline has announced when it will roll out assigned seating — a ...

Southwest first announced the change last summer, where they said they will switch to assigned seating for the first time in ...

Southwest Airlines has revealed that its new assigned seating can be booked as early as next week. The budget airline ...

Southwest Airlines' CEO told investors in a July 24 earnings call that the airline could eventually open its own lounges.

Southwest Airlines' transition to assigned seating follows recent policy changes including the end of their bags fly free ...

Wall Street investors punished Southwest for chopping its 2025 profit outlook by up to 65%, as the carrier’s executives implement changes driven by its activist investor.