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 ...

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

The airline is ending to its open-seating policy, describing the move as "an important step in our evolution." ...

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

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

Southwest Airlines, which uses BWI Marshall as a major hub, said its flights will have assigned seating starting Jan. 27.

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

Southwest Airlines will make its shift to assigned seating starting January 27, 2026. The low-cost carrier will begin putting ...