Starting Tuesday​, customers on Southwest flights will have assigned seats.

Southwest Airlines has begun assigned seating for passengers, replacing its long-standing open-seating policy and introducing ...

Southwest Airlines has officially ended its longtime open-seating policy, marking a major shift for the carrier as its final ...

No longer! On Tuesday, Southwest Airlines officially inaugurated its new assigned seating policy, the last in a suite of ...

Southwest has officially switched to assigned seating, ending open seating as the airline continues to remake its once-distinctive business model.

The airline's open seating policy has been a pillar of the brand since 1971. Assigned seats take effect Jan. 27 ...

The carrier has claimed that its customers prefer the new policy, despite some pushback.

Getting a better seat without spending extra is possible on most airlines when you understand how seat maps change throughout the booking and check-in process. Seats open up due to cancellations, ...

The final flight to use Southwest’s famous ‘open seating’ policy lifts off on Monday night. The airline has special plans to ...