Starting July 29, customers can begin booking tickets with seat assignments for flights departing January 27, 2026.

Passengers on Southwest Airlines eventually will purchase assigned seat tickets as the carrier ends decades of open seating ...

The airline is putting an end to its open-seating policy, it announced, describing the move as "an important step in our ...

After announcing last summer that it would transition away from its defining policy in which passengers picked a seat once ...

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

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 estimated that the changes would add $800 million to its profits before interest and taxes in 2025 and $1.7 billion ...

Southwest Airlines customers will have the option to select their seat at the time of booking, starting Jan 27, the company ...

Southwest Airlines passengers will get assigned seats for the first time, marking a major shift in the carrier’s business model ...

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

Southwest Airlines no longer includes two free checked bags for all fares. Here’s who still qualifies, how much fees cost, ...

Southwest Airlines wants to make it easier for you to get status in its Rapid Rewards program.. Beginning Jan. 1, it’s lowering the threshold to qualify for A-List and A-List preferred status.