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Southwest announced a start date for assigned seating, but these credit cards still let you choose
Southwest Airlines has officially provided an end date for its well-known open seating policy: Starting July 29, 2025, customers booking flights for Jan. 27, 2026, or later will either have to choose their seat or be assigned one, if booking a standard fare.
Southwest Airlines no longer includes two free checked bags for all fares. Here’s who still qualifies, how much fees cost, ...
Going forward, even more changes are on the horizon. On Thursday, Southwest shared a revamp to its Rapid Rewards Credit Cards ...
Southwest Airlines has been undergoing a pretty drastic transformation in recent months, changing several longstanding ...
Southwest Airlines has made major changes to its policies in recent months, with almost all of them going into effect on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. The most notable include adding checked bag ...
The carrier has started assigned seating and bag fees, leading to mixed results and a projected revenue increase from fees, but analysts question its ambitious earnings targets.
Southwest Airlines will officially end its decades-old open seating policy and introduce assigned seating starting January 27, 2026.
Southwest’s fees are aligned with other carriers’ prices. Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United Airlines all charge between $35 to $40 for the first checked bag.
The airline estimated in September that charging bag fees would bring in about $1.5 billion a year but cost the airline $1.8 billion in lost business from customers who chose to fly ...
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