Earlier this year, Southwest Airlines moved forward with a significant change as it officially began using assigned seating for all of its flights, ditching its longstanding open-seating policy. After ...

Southwest will start selling assigned seats, marking a major shakeup of a signature policy that has set the low-cost carrier apart from airlines for half a century. The new policy, announced Thursday, ...

It’s been four months since Southwest Airlines implemented commercial, operational, and cost efficiency actions that included ...

A Southwest passenger says a glitch tied to the airline's updated seating policies delayed their flight for almost two hours.

Southwest used to be known as an underrated airline that did things differently. But big changes have come to the airline in 2026, with Southwest now charging for checked bags and eliminating the open ...

Southwest Airlines is looking at ways to boost revenue, but assigned seating is not among them. The discount carrier isn’t about to start charging fees for checked bags or changed tickets, according ...

(NEXSTAR) – Southwest Airlines rolled out major changes last week, ditching its longstanding open seating policy and unveiling a new boarding process. As I waited for my turn to board a Southwest ...

Arguments between flight attendants and passengers have gone viral, with flyers upset they have to sit crowded at the back of ...

(NEXSTAR) – You are now free to move about the country — as long as you sit in your assigned, pre-purchased seats. Beginning on Jan. 27, 2026, Southwest Airlines is enacting a new assigned seating ...

Southwest Airlines has ended its "Bags Fly Free" policy and now charges for most checked luggage. The airline will replace its open seating policy with assigned and premium seating in January 2026.

Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. Southwest Airline's seating policy isn't the only thing that's changing; the airline and Chase announced updates to the Southwest Rapid Rewards ...