Southwest Airlines' transition to assigned seating follows recent policy changes including the end of their bags fly free policy, prompting mixed reactions from passengers.
Southwest Airlines has officially entered a new era as of January 27, 2026 - the start of assigned seating. After decades of open seating and a unique cattle call boarding process, assigned seats are ...
Southwest Airlines passengers made their final boarding-time scrambles for seats on Monday as the carrier prepared to end the open-seating system that distinguished it from other airlines for more ...
Southwest Airlines passengers made their final boarding-time scrambles for seats on Monday as the carrier prepared to end the open-seating system that distinguished it from other airlines for more ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Inside view of a retrofitted Southwest Airlines passenger jet at Love Field in Dallas in 2024. (Tony Gutierrez / Associated Press) ...