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

What fare product you choose: As part of the shift, Southwest will rename its fare classes. They'll be called: Basic, Choice, ...

Southwest Airlines will debut its new assigned seating policy in January 2026, bringing an end to the airline's once ...

Just two months after ending its long-standing “Bags Fly Free” policy, the airline has announced when it will roll out ...

Tickets for assigned seating will go on sale next week as the airline continues to shed the features that once made its brand stand out. Around this time last year, Southwest Airlines announced that ...

Assigned seating is coming to Southwest Airlines in 2026. Here's when, how it will work and how much it will cost to choose a ...

Southwest Airlines will switch to assigned seats on Jan. 27, 2026, the airline announced. Seat assignments will go on sale ...

The updates come as Southwest has been making massive changes to its business model that include baggage fees and premium ...

Southwest Airlines will make its shift to assigned seating starting January 27, 2026. The low-cost carrier will begin putting ...

Southwest plans to start flying with seat assignments on Jan. 27, ending more than half a century of open seating.

Southwest, the busiest carrier at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, says new fare bundles will let customers ...

Meanwhile, Southwest is also rolling out a new group-based boarding process for passengers starting with extra legroom seats ...