Earlier this year, Southwest Airlines announced that it would be moving away from its longstanding open seating policy and moving forward with an assigned seating model. As it nears time for Southwest ...

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Southwest Airlines will begin assigned and premium seating on flights starting Jan. 27, 2026, ending the airline's polarizing open seating policy where passengers chose seats upon boarding as ...

Southwest is preparing to end open seating and move to assigned seats and group boarding later this month. Here’s what to ...

What to know about new fare bundles and boarding. For the first time in 53 years, Southwest Airlines is officially selling assigned seats to passengers with a variety of new seat preferences for ...

In July, Southwest Airlines announced that it would be ditching its signature open-seating model for a more standard assigned-seating system—leading some to wonder whether Southwest is losing its most ...

Southwest Airlines will start selling assigned seats on all its planes next year according to an announcement from the company Thursday. The move is a radical change for an airline that has stood out ...

The Dallas-based airline is shaking up some of its long-held protocols in an effort to please customers and stave off attacks from an activist investor. For the first time in its half century of ...

Southwest Airlines is ending its longstanding practice of open seating that began with the airline's founding in 1967 and switching to assigned seating. Southwest announced the changes as part of a ...

WASHINGTON — Southwest Airlines is officially selling assigned seats on flights. Starting Tuesday, July 29, passengers flying on the airline can select their seats in advance for flights beginning Jan ...

Southwest Airline's open seating policy is coming in for its final approach. The Texas-based carrier said Monday that flights with assigned seats will begin on Jan. 27, 2026, marking the end of an era ...