As of January 27, 2026, Southwest Airlines no longer has an open seating policy. Here's how Southwest now boards its aircraft and why it chose to go this route.

Southwest Airlines passengers are making their final boarding-time scrambles for seats as the carrier prepares to end its ...

Southwest ends open seating; now assigned seats are required and extra charges for larger passengers begin Jan 2026, with ...

Milwaukee's biggest carrier is rolling out assigned seating and other new rules on Jan. 27.

If you are a frequent Southwest Airlines flyer, then read this important update. Southwest Airlines is preparing to make one of the most significant changes in its half-century history: rolling out ...

Southwest Airlines has officially ditched its first-come, first-serve seating policy in Nashville and across the country.