Southwest’s shift suggests the industry is converging on a single model: assigned seating with tiered boarding privileges that reward loyalty and generate ancillary revenue. Airlines may continue ...

Rapid Rewards members can earn the ability to fly with a designated companion for free—excluding taxes and fees.

Southwest Airlines passengers made their final boarding-time scrambles for seats on Monday as the carrier prepared to end the ...

Southwest Airlines gets rave reviews from Wall Street for assigning seats and adding fees, but will the quirky airline ...

Southwest Airlines ended its open-seating policy after 54 years and has started assigning seats to passengers. The airline's ...

A new study shows wide differences in airline drinking water safety, with some carriers getting failing grades and experts advising passengers to avoid onboard water not in sealed bottles.

Southwest Airlines said it expects profits to surge this year thanks to solid demand and new policies like assigned seating.

Southwest Airlines is no longer the Wild West of air travel. The beloved budget carrier completed a key step in its dramatic ...

The airline said its new policy, rolled out on Tuesday, responded to passengers’ preferences, but some customers said the ...

When is Southwest doing assigned seating in Phoenix? The more than half-century-old open seating policy has ended. What to ...

A massive winter storm made for a brutal travel day Sunday, with airlines warning of widespread cancellations and delays at some of the nation’s busiest airports. Widespread ...