(NEXSTAR) – You are now free to move about the country — as long as you sit in your assigned, pre-purchased seats. Beginning on Jan. 27, 2026, Southwest Airlines is enacting a new assigned seating ...

Southwest Airlines has been undergoing some pretty significant brand transformations over the past several months. Now, ...

For years, Southwest Airlines was praised for their size-inclusive seating policies, which allowed plus-sized passengers to either pay for an extra seat and receive a refund after the flight, or ...

Southwest Airlines is changing its long-standing extra seat policy for plus-size travelers, sparking debate among passengers. Here’s what you need to know. Southwest Airlines has long stood out in the ...

(NEXSTAR) – Southwest Airlines is putting stricter rules on a longstanding policy for plus-size passengers. Beginning on Jan. 27, 2026, larger passengers who cannot be accommodated in a single plane ...

(CNN) – Southwest Airlines is changing its seating policy for plus-size passengers. Starting Jan. 27, passengers who take up space in the neighboring seat will have to buy an extra ticket, and it ...