Please read - and share the link to - my newest story at <http://forbes.com/> FORBES.com
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielreed/2025/07/21/southwests-historic-open- seating-policy-will-end-in-january/?ctpv=searchpage Southwest's Historic Open Seating Policy Will End In January By <https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielreed/> Dan Reed, Senior Contributor. Jul 21, 2025, 06:36pm EDT Now we know. The last remaining vestige of the old, odd and much-loved Southwest Airlines will disappear in just over six months. The Dallas-based carrier - the nation's fourth-largest carrir and for many years the king of the no frills, no bells-and-whistles low-cost segment of the industry - will end its distinctive, 58-year-old open seating policy in six months. Beginning Jan. 27, 2026 all passengers on Southwest flights will need something they've never needed before since the carrier first began operations with just four Boeing 737s in June 1967: an actual assigned seat. Dan Reed Senior Contributor FORBES.com 817.846.8396 danielfr...@sbcglobal.net
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