Southwest Airlines will soon require travelers who don't fit within the armrests of their seat to pay for an extra one in ...

Southwest Airlines is changing its longstanding policy for plus-sized passengers beginning next year. Starting Jan. 27, 2026, ...

Beginning in January 2026, customers who don’t have the seat space they need will be required to purchase an additional seat ...

Southwest Airlines is set to implement a new policy requiring passengers who cannot fit within their seat's armrests to ...

(NEXSTAR) – Southwest Airlines is putting stricter rules on a longstanding policy for plus-size passengers.

For now, Southwest's international offerings are limited. Still, the carrier has pushed on partnerships such as its interline ...

Southwest Airlines will be changing its seating policy for plus-sized travelers, requiring a second seat purchase with new ...

The new rules mean the second seat will be nonrefundable unless the flight departs with at least one open seat.

Southwest Airlines is changing another one of its longstanding seating policies, implementing new rules for passengers who ...

Currently, plus-size passengers can either pay for an extra seat in advance with the option of getting that money back later, ...

The new policy from Southwest is being compared to a scene from a movie where a characted was booted off a plane for being ...