Assigned seating will begin Jan. 27, and Southwest flyers will be able to buy fares with assigned seats starting July 29, per ...

Southwest Airlines has announced a major change coming to its current seating system. The Texas-based airline previously had ...

The Dallas-based carrier will begin assigning seating on flights departing Jan. 27, 2026, company executives said Monday. Starting July 29, customers can begin selecting seats for next year's flights ...

Southwest announced a start date for its new assigned seating, which will bring the airline's longstanding open-seat boarding ...

Southwest Airlines will launch assigned seating in January amidst implementation of extra fees, legroom changes and boarding process changes.

Southwest Airlines has set a date for the official end of its open-seating policy and new boarding process. For flights beginning Jan. 27, 2026, customers will have assigned seating, as well as the ...

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

Southwest passengers will soon buy assigned seat tickets as the carrier ends decades of open seating and other perks in the company's bid to save revenue.

Meanwhile, Southwest is also rolling out a new group-based boarding process for passengers starting with extra legroom seats ...

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

Southwest Airlines passengers will get assigned seats for the first time, marking a major shift in the carrier’s business model ...

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 ...