Southwest Airlines is getting set to completely overhaul its seating setup, with its first-ever assigned and extra-legroom seats officially launching next year. Even after the changes, though ...

Southwest Airlines said Thursday that it plans to drop the open-boarding system it has used for more than 50 years and will start assigning passengers to seats, just like all the other big airlines.

Southwest Airlines is ending its open-seat boarding, ... “Open seating on Southwest is a nightmare if you can’t get to the gate before boarding begins,” one customer said on X, ...

Southwest Airlines recently announced new seating priorities, but now there's more in the works. Here's what you can expect over the next 12 months.

On Thursday, Southwest Airlines announced that its unique boarding system allowing passengers to choose their own seats would change to assigned seating. The carrier had been mulling the change ...

Other Airlines Tackle Boarding Challenges . Southwest Airlines , meanwhile, this summer announced it would be changing an open seating policy that has been in place for more than half a century ...

DALLAS (AP) — Goodbye, cattle call. Southwest Airlines said Thursday that it plans to drop the open-boarding system it has used for more than 50 years and will start assigning passengers to ...

DALLAS (AP) — Goodbye, cattle call. Southwest Airlines said Thursday that it plans to drop the open-boarding system it has used for more than 50 years and will start assigning passengers to ...