The change followed Southwest’s final open seating flight — a red-eye from Honolulu to Los Angeles — marked with a gate celebration the night before. It was the culmination of an 18-month ...

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines is expecting its business transformation to lead to a financial boom this year, the carrier ...

Southwest said the changes it has made to its business model and cost cutting initiatives gave the carrier a boost during the fourth quarter.

After over 50 years of having a unique open seating policy, Southwest Airlines started using assigned seating on Tuesday. The introduction of assigned seating comes with other cha ...

Southwest Airlines on Wednesday forecast a surge in 2026 profits well above analysts' expectations as the carrier has overhauled its half-century-old business model to include new moneymakers like bag ...

Southwest Airlines ended its open-seating policy after 54 years and has started assigning seats to passengers. The airline's ...

When is Southwest doing assigned seating in Phoenix? The more than half-century-old open seating policy has ended. What to ...

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 ...

The changes Southwest Airlines has been planning for more than a year are now live — including assigned seats, ending the ...

Southwest Airlines has officially ended its longtime open-seating policy, marking a major shift for the carrier as its final ...

Southwest Airlines passengers made their final boarding-time scrambles for seats on Monday as the carrier prepared to end the ...

In 2025, Southwest Airlines announced several major changes to its operating procedures, perhaps none bigger than the end of ...