Southwest Airlines used to be known for its customer service. In fact, like many people, I preferred to fly Southwest because it didn’t nickel-and-dime like other airlines, and it offered unique options like free checked bags and open seating. Unfortunately, Southwest has abandoned a great many of the features that used to make it fantastic….
For years, flying Southwest meant knowing exactly what you were getting. No seat assignments, no first class curtain, and no hierarchy beyond boarding groups. It was democratic, predictable, and refreshingly simple. But that familiar experience may soon evolve. Southwest Airlines is actively exploring the idea of introducing a First Class cabin as early as 2026,…
Southwest Airlines’ newest jets are now flying with a barrier that can protect the cockpit when pilots need to open the door during flight, according to the airline. The company’s first Boeing 737 equipped with the retractable barrier entered service in time for the Labor Day weekend, making it one of the first US air…
Southwest Airlines will soon require travelers who don’t fit within the armrests of their seat to pay for an extra one in advance, part of a string of recent changes the carrier is making. The new rule goes into effect January 27, the same day Southwest starts assigning seats. Currently, plus-size passengers can either pay…
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Passengers react after Southwest flight makes aggressive maneuver to avoid collision – CBS News Watch CBS News Passengers are reacting to the aggressive maneuver that a Southwest pilot had to make to avoid a collision with another jet as just minutes after the plane took off from the Hollywood Burbank Airport in California. Source link
Southwest Airline’s open seating policy is coming in for its final approach. The Texas-based carrier said Monday that flights with assigned seats will begin on Jan. 27, 2026, marking the end of an era in which the discount carrier for decades bucked industry norms by having passengers choose their seats during boarding. Southwest, which announced last…
Boeing (NYSE:BA) cratered June deliveries to 60 jetsa 27% jump year-over-yearincluding its first planes to China since tariff truce restored shipmentswhile rival Airbus (EADSY) delivered 63. June’s haul for Boeing comprised 42 737 Max airliners, nine 787 Dreamliners, four 777 freighters and five 767s (three destined as KC-46 tankers). Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) picked up ten…
The past several years have not been kind to U.S. aerospace company Boeing. Its 737 Max airliner was grounded between March 2019 and December 2020 after two of the jets crashed in less than five months, killing 346 people. Then in January 2024, a panel covering an unused emergency exit blew out at 16,000 feet and opened a…
A Southwest Airlines flight headed for Houston did not take off from El Paso, Texas, as planned Wednesday morning after one passenger’s cellphone caught fire as the aircraft prepared for departure, the airline said. The plane returned to its gate at El Paso International Airport around 7:50 a.m. local time, the Federal Aviation Administration told…