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 switched from open seating to assigned seating on January 27th after over 50 years. Customers are ...
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 ...