Southwest reveals when and how it will get rid of open seating
Sep 26, 2024 · Southwest Airlines announced Thursday it will not have assigned seats available until early 2026. Gary Hershorn/Corbis News/Getty Images. Southwest Airlines’ substantial changes to its...
Southwest to stop service to 4 airports in wake of rising losses …
Apr 25, 2024 · Southwest Airlines announced Thursday it will stop serving four airports after reporting increased losses in the first quarter and more delays in the delivery of promised jets from Boeing.
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Southwest Airlines to assign seats, breaking 50-year tradition - AP News
Jul 25, 2024 · 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. The airline said it has been studying seating options, running tests …
Here's why Southwest is assigning seats - CBS News
Jul 25, 2024 · Southwest will start selling assigned seats, marking a major shakeup of a signature policy that has set the low-cost carrier apart from airlines for half a century. The new policy, announced...
Southwest leaving 4 airports, limiting hiring over profit loss - USA TODAY
Apr 26, 2024 · Southwest Airlines said it will limit hiring and suspend operations at four airports in the U.S. and Mexico following a loss of profits and delays getting planes from Boeing.
How Southwest Airlines Lost Its Groove - The New York Times
4 days ago · For decades, the company made money even as other airlines stumbled and went bankrupt. But the carrier has struggled to adapt to changes in air travel. By Niraj Chokshi Reporting from Bellingham ...
Southwest to cut service, staffing at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson ...
Sep 25, 2024 · Southwest Airlines plans to reduce service to and from Atlanta next year, in effect reducing hundreds of pilot and flight attendant positions based at the world's busiest airport.
Southwest Quits Four Airports in Cost-Cutting Drive
Apr 25, 2024 · Southwest Airlines is ceasing operations at four airports, and reducing flights from others, in an effort to cut costs as its growth plans were also curtailed by fewer-than-expected plane...
Senators grill Southwest about Christmas meltdown - CNN
Feb 9, 2023 · Lawmakers will grill Southwest Airlines executive today at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing about the airline’s service meltdown during the week of Christmas led to thousands of canceled ...