Southwest Airlines recently announced the end of its open seating policy. Assigned seats are the policy now, beginning with ...

Southwest put its first-ever assigned seats on sale this week, ending more than half a century of open seating.

Southwest Airlines has officially provided an end date for its well-known open seating policy: Starting July 29, 2025, ...

For the first time in 53 years, Southwest Airlines is officially selling assigned seats to passengers with a variety of new ...

Southwest Airlines has officially begun selling assigned seats, though the open seating policy will remain in place on ...

“Southwest open seating is the ultimate expression of its founding ethos: to make air travel affordable and accessible for ...

You can now officially book Southwest Airlines flights with an assigned seat. The booking process now features a seat map, ...

(CNN) - On Tuesday, Southwest Airlines officially started selling assigned-seating fares. Travelers can now pick their seats ...

The assigned seating system, however, puts Southwest in direct competition with the likes of American Airlines, United and ...

On a full aircraft, that could be the difference between a window seat with a view, a more spacious exit row spot, or a ...

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

Southwest announced the seating policy changes in 2024, one of many changes the airline made in the last year.