Southwest Airlines ends its famous open-seating policy and implements new rules requiring plus-size passengers to purchase ...

Starting Tuesday — the same day as the plus-size seating policy goes into effect — travelers will be assigned seats in ...

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 ...

A change in Southwest Airlines' seating policy has many advocates for the plus-size community saying the shift will create financial burdens and other barriers for this segment of the traveling public ...

Southwest Airlines’ new rules are set to kick in on Tuesday and it could directly impact particular passengers of a certain ...

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 ...

Southwest Airlines is changing another long-standing seating policy. Beginning Jan. 27 of next year, the airline will require passengers who “encroach upon the neighboring seat” to proactively ...

(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 ...