Southwest officially ends open seating as passengers take flight with new assigned seats

The Dallas, Texas-based carrier transitioned from its longtime open seating system in keeping with competitors like American, ...

One of the last remnants of Southwest's identity is now gone

The policy has been in place for nearly 55 years.
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Southwest Airlines testing flight from Oakland to Hawaii

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Southwest Airlines took a big step Tuesday with a test flight from Oakland to Honolulu. There won't be any regular passengers. The flight's main purpose is to test long-range ...

Southwest Airlines’ other new policy: Big people must buy an extra seat

The new rule is a big shift from Southwest’s previous “customer of size” policy, which was considered one of the industry’s ...

Southwest Airlines Assigned Seats, Promised Profit Drive Stock Up 17%

Southwest Airlines gets rave reviews from Wall Street for assigning seats and adding fees, but will the quirky airline ...
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Southwest dominates Oakland's airport. What does the airline's pullback mean for flyers?

Southwest Airlines is as essential to the Oakland airport's identity as its once-iconic open seating policy was to the company's own brand. Now, as the airline abandons the signature perk in a ...

Southwest Airlines' signature policy to come to an end on Tuesday

Southwest is replacing A, B and C boarding groups with groups 1 through 8.

Southwest Airlines Makes Major Change Today After 50 Years

For the first time in more than 50 years, passengers flying on Southwest Airlines won't have unassigned seating. The change ...