Southwest Airlines' new boarding process will swap open for 'group' seating. Here's when it'll start, what it'll look like at LaGuardia Airport.

Starting July 29, customers can begin booking tickets with seat assignments for flights departing January 27, 2026.

Southwest estimated that the changes would add $800 million to its profits before interest and taxes in 2025 and $1.7 billion ...

Southwest first announced the change last summer, where they said they will switch to assigned seating for the first time in ...

The airline’s iconic open seating policy is coming to a close, along with its offer of two free checked bags, after more than ...

After announcing last summer that it would transition away from its defining policy in which passengers picked a seat once ...

Southwest Airlines has announced a major change coming to its current seating system. The Texas-based airline previously had ...

Southwest Airlines will launch assigned seating in January amidst implementation of extra fees, legroom changes and boarding ...

Southwest Airlines' transition to assigned seating follows recent policy changes including the end of their bags fly free ...

Southwest announced the seating policy changes last year, one of many changes the airline made in the last year.

Southwest passengers will soon buy assigned seat tickets as the carrier ends decades of open seating and other perks in the company's bid to save revenue.

Southwest Airlines passengers will get assigned seats for the first time, marking a major shift in the carrier’s business ...