Southwest Airlines to make changes to policies
After 50 years, Southwest Airlines is making a huge change to the way they're doing things with the switch to assigned seating which has customers wondering if they'll do away with other perks. Sean Cudahy, an aviation reporter with The Points Guy, joined FOX 26 to explain what the change could mean.
Southwest Airlines to start assigning seats, offer extra legroom
Southwest Airlines is ditching its open seating model and will start assigning seats and offering premium seating for customers who want more legroom.
Delta meltdown: Airline expects cancelations to be 'minimal' days after CrowdStrike outage
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Delta struggles to recover from global tech outage, stranding tens of thousands
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Hurricane Beryl: Houston airports flight delays, cancellations
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Disney Cruise Line setting sail on first Asia-based ship in 2025
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Airplane suddenly drops 25,000 feet midflight, injuring 17 passengers
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Southwest Summer of Go sweepstakes: Chance to win travel getaway
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Southwest plane flies just 525 feet over Oklahoma town, prompting altitude warning
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Groundstop issued at Hobby Airport due to thunderstorms
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Boeing CEO apologizes to families of 737 Max crash victims during Senate panel testimony
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Southwest Airlines celebrates 53rd birthday with $53 one-way tickets
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FBI warns of Mexican cartels targeting Americans in timeshare fraud schemes
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