The changes to airport gate areas is one of several Southwest is planning to deploy next year as it reconfigures the boarding ...

Next, Southwest reversed its long-standing commitment to keep the first two checked bags free, citing profitability concerns. Loyal customers—accustomed to the airline’s reputation for avoiding nickel ...

Southwest Airlines loyalists will have to adapt to a new boarding process in January once the Dallas airline transitions to numbered boarding groups and assigned seating on planes. To help customers ...

Southwest Airlines is implementing assigned seating starting in 2026. Passengers can buy tickets beginning on July 29, 2025. The new policy will consist of consumers boarding their flights in groups.

Southwest Airlines is making huge changes to its business model next year, starting with a brand-new boarding process rolling out in late January. Now, we have a better idea of what that boarding ...

Southwest Airlines announced July 21 that it will move to assigned seating on Jan. 27, 2026. The airline is not currently accepting reservations past Jan. 26. Reservations with assigned seats will go ...

My wife and I witnessed a miracle – of sorts – on a recent Southwest Airlines flight to Florida. We watched this unfold as we waited to board the flight from Group A (positions 3 and 4), which should ...

Southwest Airlines passengers wait in a queue to board for Minneapolis/St. Paul from Dallas Love Field, August 18, 2024. Tom Fox / Staff Photographer The famous numbered metal stanchions that for ...