Bad news for anybody who likes Southwest Airlines for its weird quirks ... Dallas-based low-cost airline will be scrapping its open seating model. It’ll be replaced by the industry standard ...

Southwest Airlines announced plans Thursday to begin assigned seating on its flights, a change to its longstanding, much-talked-about open seating policy By NBC New York Staff • Published July ...

Southwest Airlines is ditching its open seating policy in favor of assigned seats, marking a major change in the airline’s history. The budget carrier has been known for keeping its open seating ...

An unofficial motto of Southwest Airlines’ open seating process for its people boarding its planes was once, “You can sit anywhere you want — just like at church.” But after some 50 years ...

Southwest Airlines is shifting to assigned seats for ... the company said the No. 1 reason the unhappy passengers cite is open seating. But the change will also help the company charge some ...

Southwest has not had a class seating system, like other major airlines, although Southwest does have a system of priority boarding. Under the new premium seating option, travelers will have the ...

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines on Thursday unveiled the first ... Southwest plans to begin assigned seating sales in the “second half” of next year, the airline said. The shift does away ...

The only exception has been Southwest Airlines. That exception no longer exists. The last airline to offer seating on a first come-first served basis was Southwest Airlines. Customers had the ...

Southwest Airlines executives on Thursday unveiled their vision for Southwest 2.0, an airline that for the first time will give passengers assigned seats, charge them extra for more legroom and ...

For the first time in its history, Southwest Airlines is doing away with open seating. The Texas-based carrier, which has used a unique open seating model for more than 50 years, announced ...