BWI Airport travelers react to Southwest's end of open seating policy 02:50. BALTIMORE - Travelers at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport are split over Southwest Airlines' move to end its open seating ...

Southwest Airlines, BWI Marshall Airport’s largest carrier, will start assigning seats and selling premium seating in a break from 50 years of open seating.

Southwest’s unique seating policy, as it currently exists, initially began as a way to load passengers faster, thereby limiting the time that planes and crews spend sitting idly on the ground.

Southwest Airlines mulls assigned seating and premium options to cater to younger flyers, signaling a significant departure from its historic open seating policy. CEO Bob Jordan underscores the ...

Southwest Airlines announced sweeping changes on Thursday, including plans to end open seating that has been the hallmark of its brand for decades as it faces investor pressure to improve results ...

Southwest ending open seating for the first time in its history 02:10. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - For the first time in the history of Southwest Airlines, the company announced Thursday it's going to ...