Southwest officially ends open seating as passengers take flight with new assigned seats

The Dallas, Texas-based carrier transitioned from its longtime open seating system in keeping with competitors like American, ...

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

No longer! On Tuesday, Southwest Airlines officially inaugurated its new assigned seating policy, the last in a suite of ...

Southwest Airlines assigned seat policy takes flight with new boarding system

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

The day has come: Southwest launches assigned seating, shakes up boarding process

The changes Southwest Airlines has been planning for more than a year are now live — including assigned seats, ending the ...

Southwest's open seating policy ends Monday: What's the new boarding process?

Southwest will also begin a new group-based boarding system starting on Jan 27. The new boarding process will prioritize ...
Houston Chronicle

American Airlines will no longer use gate bag sizers to determine if carry-ons fit overhead bins

Texas-based American Airlines has changed its boarding process by removing bag sizers at gates. People boarding flights on the airline will no longer use gate bag sizers to determine if carry-ons fit ...
Mothership.SG

Airlines to bar 'undesirable' & 'prohibited' visitors from boarding flights to S’pore from Jan. 30

Several airlines including national carrier Singapore Airlines said that they will comply with the no-boarding directive.

Flying to Singapore in 2026? New ‘no-boarding directive’ may affect your flight — what Indian travellers must know

Singapore’s new no-boarding directive from 2026 allows airlines to stop ineligible passengers before departure. Here’s how the ICA rule impacts Indian travellers flying to Singapore.