Southwest Airlines ended its open-seating policy that has set it apart from its competitors for more that five decades. It ...

Southwest Airlines has ended its open seating policy in favor of assigned seats. The airline has also eliminated free checked ...

Southwest is ending its signature open-seating system passengers will now have assigned seats. Newly designed boarding passes ...

When is Southwest doing assigned seating in Phoenix? The more than half-century-old open seating policy has ended. What to ...

Southwest Airlines has replaced its first-come, first-served seating policy with an assigned seating process, offering ...

For the first time in more than 50 years, passengers flying on Southwest Airlines won't have unassigned seating. The change ...

The Dallas-based carrier has assigned seating on all of its planes, similar to other major U.S. competitors like American ...

With the switch to assigned seating also comes a revision of the airline’s policy for customers who need extra room. Under ...

Southwest Airlines just undid one of the features it is arguably the most famous for. Southwest Airlines officially concluded ...

The change comes after the airline’s final open seating flight, a red-eye from Honolulu to Los Angeles.

Southwest Airlines replaces its open-seating policy with assigned seating to align with industry norms and boost profits.