Southwest Airlines plans to drop the open-boarding system it has used for more than 50 years and will start assigning passengers to seats, just like all the other big airlines.

Southwest Airlines allows passengers to book assigned seats, new fare classes for travel starting on January 27, 2026.

The airline announced a new policy requiring travelers who don’t fit in their seat between the two armrests to purchase an ...

Starting January 27, 2026, passengers who cannot fit within the armrests of their seats will be required to pay for an extra ...

Southwest Airlines announced Monday that flights with assigned seats will begin Jan. 27. The current model, long a differentiator for the airline, allows passengers to take the seat they want as ...

Southwest Airlines now has extra-legroom seats on a quarter of its fleet. Here's what to know about scoring one before the product technically launches in 2026.

Southwest Airlines has changed its policy for plus-size passengers. Their earlier policy allowed plus-size passengers to buy two seats at the price of one if they requested another seat at the airport ...

Some Southwest Airlines customers are getting the hook-up.. Earlier this year, the airline announced major changes to end its decades-old “bags fly free” policy and to start assigning seats to ...

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines’ fare strategy overhaul ran into trouble when the carrier launched its new “basic” economy tickets in May, forcing changes.

For the first time in 53 years, Southwest Airlines is officially selling assigned seats to passengers with a variety of new seat preferences for flights, starting in January 2026.

It’s the final boarding call for open seating. Southwest Airlines announced Monday that flights with assigned seats will begin Jan. 27. The current model, long a differentiator for the airline ...