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Southwest Airlines moves to assigned seating

Assigned seating on Southwest Airlines begins Tuesday. Here's what passengers should know.

Southwest Airlines passengers made their final boarding-time scrambles for seats on Monday as the Dallas-based carrier prepared to end the open-seating system that distinguished it from other airlines...

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Southwest Airlines Says Bye to Open Seating—and Hello to Boarding Complexity

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Southwest ends open seating with some flyers 'happy to see them doing more'

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Southwest Airlines moves to assigned seating: Here's a look at what travelers can expect

It's the end of an era as Southwest Airlines ' signature open-seating policy has come to an end.

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Southwest bids farewell to open seating, passengers now get assigned seats

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Southwest ends open seating era with final flight, moves to assigned seats

Southwest Airlines Makes Major Change Today After 50 Years

For the first time in more than 50 years, passengers flying on Southwest Airlines won't have unassigned seating. The change was announced months ago and has been criticized by some and defended by the airline's CEO.

The one thing Southwest Airlines was famous for just disappeared overnight

Southwest Airlines just undid one of the features it is arguably the most famous for. Southwest Airlines officially concluded its 50-year tradition of open seating on Tuesday, transitioning to an assigned seating model to align with industry standards, according to USA Today.

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Southwest Airlines officially ends longstanding open-seating model, begins plus-size pricing change

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