It's the end of Southwest Airlines' open seating era. Customers will be able to get assigned seats and and pay for extra ...

Southwest Airlines plans to assign seats in the first half of 2026 in the many upcoming changes in an attempt to improve ...

According to Southwest, 80% of its travelers — and 86% of travelers who choose other airlines — have a preference for ...

Southwest previously announced in July it would start moving away from the open seating model it has been known for over its ...

Assigned seating for passengers flying with Southwest Airlines will begin in the “first half of 2026,” the airline announced on Thursday. Southwest, however, will start booking those assigned seats in ...

(WXIN) – Assigned seating for passengers flying with Southwest Airlines will begin in the “first half of 2026,” the airline announced. Southwest, however, will start booking those assigned seats in ...

(WXIN) – Assigned seating for passengers flying with Southwest Airlines will begin in the “first half of 2026,” the airline announced. Southwest, however, will start booking those assigned ...

Assigned seats could be coming to Southwest Airlines as soon as next year. The carrier said it expects to start selling tickets with seat assignments in the second half of 2025, with the first of ...

Southwest Airlines plans to start using assigned seating on planes in the first half of 2026 — one of many upcoming changes the company will roll out in attempt to improve the customer ...

(WXIN) – Assigned seating for passengers flying with Southwest Airlines will begin in the “first half of 2026,” the airline announced. Southwest, however, will start booking those assigned ...

Southwest Airlines will introduce assigned seating in 2026, with ticket sales for the new seats starting in late 2025.

Along with introducing assigned seats, the airline will make about one-third of them higher-priced premium seats with up to ...