For years, Southwest Airlines has offered travelers a distinctive flying experience — one that’s historically involved open ...

Southwest Airlines will switch up its boarding process in a big way once the carrier shifts to assigned seating.

DALLAS—Southwest Airlines will begin retrofitting the interiors of its Boeing 737 fleet comprised of more than 800 aircraft ...

Twenty-four hours before take-off, I would be hunched over my phone. With my fingers crossed, I’d hit the check-in button and ...

Southwest Airlines said Thursday that it plans to drop the open-boarding system it has used for more than 50 years and will start assigning passengers to seats, just like all the other big airlines.

Southwest’s innovative boarding process was another feathers-in-the-cap initiative. Passengers didn’t experience the classist structure found elsewhere. Everyone got a chance at the same pie ...

Customers are blistering Southwest Airlines over its decision to eliminate a beloved free checked bags policy, but the ...

And they’re upending their boarding process,” Leff said. “They will be adding extra legroom seating at the expense of legroom in standard seats,” he added. A Southwest Airlines plane sits ...

Southwest Airlines is now accepting mobile boarding passes at 28 total U.S. airport locations, its newest convenience feature that enables fliers to pass security and board an aircraft simply by ...