Assigned seating is coming to Southwest Airlines in 2026. Here's when, how it will work and how much it will cost to choose a ...

Starting Jan. 27, Southwest Airlines passengers will get assigned seats for the first time, marking a major shift in the ...

Just two months after ending its long-standing “Bags Fly Free” policy, the airline has announced when it will roll out ...

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

Southwest Airlines will debut its new assigned seating policy in January 2026, bringing an end to the airline's once ...

Attention frequent flyers: Southwest Airlines announced July 21 that it will be moving to assigned seating starting Jan. 27, ...

Tickets for assigned seating will go on sale next week as the airline continues to shed the features that once made its brand ...

The changes are part of a three-year plan titled "Southwest. Even Better" that was unveiled in September 2024. That plan ...

Southwest Airlines will switch to assigned seats on Jan. 27, 2026, the airline announced. Seat assignments will go on sale ...

After announcing last summer that it would transition away from its defining policy in which passengers picked a seat once ...

The assigned seating era at Southwest Airlines has a date, ending more than 50 years of the pick-your-spot philosophy that ...

Southwest Airlines is ending its open-seating policy after more than 50 years. Passengers will soon be able to select seats for flights taking off Jan. 27 and beyond.