After more than 50 years, Southwest Airlines is phasing out its iconic open-seating policy and “bags fly free” perk.

Airline will begin its new seating and boarding process January 27, 2026 <li /> Seat maps on Southwest allow Customers to choose the seat ...

The new assigned seating options, which the Dallas-based carrier first announced last summer, is Southwest's attempt to offer ...

Southwest Airlines allows passengers to book assigned seats, new fare classes for travel starting on January 27, 2026.

Southwest Airlines will start offering assigned seating from January 27, 2026, with a revamped boarding process featuring ...

Like all other airlines, Southwest bled money and its passenger numbers plummeted. Other airlines soon recovered, and ...