Southwest is back with another attractive promotion: For a limited time, Rapid Rewards members can easily earn the coveted Companion Pass. Perhaps the best thing about this promotion is that it’s ...

January 27 was a big day in the history of Southwest Airlines. It was the first day of assigned seating, and that meant Extra Legroom seating had arrived as well. It was also the culmination of a ...

On a recent flight, Jack Peterson, 22, volunteered his brother Miles, 19, to be an 'honorary flight attendant.' After serving snacks and picking up trash, the rest of the cabin voted on his ...

Southwest was the last major U.S. airline to offer open seating. The shift to assigned seats marks a strategic pivot as the ...

Southwest Airlines ended its open-seating policy after 54 years and has started assigning seats to passengers. The airline's ...

Southwest Airlines ended a practice that has defined the carrier since 1971, part of a glut of changes as the company overhauls its business model.

The policy also states that “Southwest may determine, in its sole discretion, that an additional seat is necessary for safety ...

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK — When Scott and Pamela Rippel found out scientists were predicting a fountain of lava would erupt in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Jan. 24, they extended their ...

Assigned seating went live Tuesday (Jan. 27) in Honolulu and throughout Southwest’s network, opening the book to the airline’s next chapter. The change followed Southwest’s final open seating flight — ...

The change followed Southwest’s final open seating flight — a red-eye from Honolulu to Los Angeles — marked with a gate celebration the night before. It was the culmination of an 18-month ...

DALLAS - In gleaming white skirts and sneakers, a group of off-duty Southwest Airlines flight attendants lined up near a boarding gate at Dallas Love Field - not with roller bags, but pompoms. They ...