What travelers can expect as Southwest Airlines introduces assigned seats

Starting Tuesday, customers on Southwest flights will have assigned seats and the option of paying more to get their ...
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Southwest Airlines new assigned seat policy takes flight with new boarding system

Southwest Airlines passengers made their final boarding-time scrambles for seats on Monday as the carrier prepared to end the open-seating system that distinguished it from other airlines for more ...

Southwest Airlines works to address issues with new assigned seating as customers fume

Customers have taken to social media platforms for days to complain about things like lack of overhead bin space and not being allowed to switch seats, even when there are plenty open.

Fitting into an airline seat is a struggle. Southwest's open seating roulette made it interesting

For a large person, each flight on Southwest was a game of roulette under the airline's longtime unassigned seating policy.
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Southwest ends open seating after 53 years, rolling out assigned seats

A big change has taken flight for the busiest airline at Long Island MacArthur Airport. Southwest Airlines has officially ended its 53-year-old open-seating policy, replacing it with assigned seating ...
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Southwest ends open seating era with final flight, moves to assigned seats

Southwest Airlines has ended its open-seating policy, with assigned seating now standard on all flights. Passengers can pay extra for preferred seats, extra legroom, and earlier boarding under a new ...
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What travelers can expect as Southwest Airlines introduces assigned seats

FILE - A Southwest Airlines plane lands at Love Field Airport, Nov. 26, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File) FILE - A Southwest Airlines plane lands at Love Field Airport, Nov. 26, 2025, in ...