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Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines unveils 'Independence One' plane

  • Apr 28

FAA investigating extremely close call between 2 Southwest planes

  • Apr 21

Southwest jet forced to abort takeoff after plane makes wrong turn

  • Jan 30

Southwest officially ends open seating: What to know

  • Jan 27

Southwest Airlines jumping on '6-7' trend with $67 flight deal

  • Dec 18, 2025

Government waives part of a Biden-era fine against Southwest Airlines

  • Dec 8, 2025

Southwest's new restrictions on some wheelchairs | What to know

  • Sep 16, 2025

Southwest Airlines changes rules for plus-size passengers

  • Aug 25, 2025

Latest Videos

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Southwest Airlines unveils 'Independence One' plane

  • Apr 28
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FAA investigating extremely close call between 2 Southwest planes

  • Apr 21
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Southwest Airlines changes rules for plus-size passengers

  • Aug 26, 2025
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Southwest Airlines announces start date for assigned seating

  • Jul 22, 2025
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Southwest Airlines sets price for baggage fees

  • May 28, 2025
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Southwest Airlines ends free checked bags policy for most passengers

  • Mar 11, 2025
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Southwest to lay off 15% of its corporate staff

  • Feb 18, 2025
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Houston-bound flight lands back in Denver after engine cover flies off

  • Apr 8, 2024

Latest Stories

Bodycam video shows pilot arrested for DUI in cockpit ahead of flight

New body-camera video has been released after a Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested and removed from the cockpit after allegedly failing a sobriety test before a flight to Chicago earlier this year, police said.

  • Aug 15, 2025
AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez

You can now book assigned seats for future Southwest flights

Southwest Airlines allows passengers to book assigned seats, new fare classes for travel starting on January 27, 2026.

  • Jul 29, 2025
AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

Southwest flight abruptly descends to avoid 'mid-air collision' with another plane

The incident occurred about six minutes after Southwest flight 1496 took off from Hollywood Burbank Airport in Los Angeles County.

  • Jul 25, 2025
AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

Southwest Airlines announces start date for assigned seating: Here's when

The end of an era is official for Southwest Airlines passengers. The airline announced a start date for its new assigned seating, which will bring the airline's longstanding open-seat boarding tradition to an end.

  • Jul 21, 2025
AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File

Southwest Airlines sets price for baggage fees | See how much you'll have to pay

Southwest Airlines will start charging many of its customers a fee to check bags beginning on Wednesday, abandoning a decades-long practice that executives had described last fall as key to differentiating the budget carrier from its rivals.

  • May 27, 2025