Here are some of the ins and outs of Southwest’s new boarding system.

Open seating will become a thing of the past next year, with the carrier adopting a procedure that's similar to its ...

Southwest Airlines is shaking up its no-frills model with a new aircraft design that promises a more “elevated" flying ...

Southwest Airlines is rapidly becoming a new-look airline. And this week, the carrier will begin flying a new-look plane.

Southwest Airline's open seating policy is coming in for its final approach. The Texas-based carrier said Monday that flights with assigned seats will begin on Jan. 27, 2026, marking the end of an era ...

Southwest Airlines will switch to assigned seating starting Jan. 27, 2026. The airline is adopting a group-based boarding process, prioritizing premium ticketholders and Rapid Rewards elites. This ...

Around this time last year, Southwest Airlines announced that it would scrap its signature open-seating model in favor of a more traditional assigned seating system, chipping away at its identity as a ...

Southwest Airlines has announced a new policy impacting customers using motorized mobility devices. Passengers will be required to take out their removable lithium batteries before boarding.

On a recent Southwest flight from Las Vegas to San Jose, so many passengers requested wheelchair pre-boarding that the plane took off late—only for most of those passengers to walk off the aircraft ...

— -- Families traveling with small children will no longer get to jump to the front of the boarding line at Southwest Airlines. The airline, which carries more than one in three Phoenix ...

— -- Ask a random group of fliers about Southwest Airlines' open seating policy, and you're certain to hear strong opinions on both sides of the issue. But the airline's recent decision to ...