Southwest Airlines is enacting a new assigned seating policy as well as new requirements for plus-size customers. Assigned ...

Big changes are coming to Southwest Airlines early next year. They will soon require plus-size passengers to purchase additional seats. The policy is set ...

Southwest Airlines has announced a new policy where plus size passengers will be charged extra if they can't fit into a ...

Southwest Airlines will soon require travelers who don’t fit within the armrests of their seat to pay for an extra one in advance, part of a string of recent changes the carrier is making. The new ...

Opheli Garcia Lawler is a journalist with a decade of experience, half of which has been dedicated to covering the way we travel. From interviewing former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to ...

Southwest Airlines is kicking off early 2026 with changes to a policy that could impact plus-size passengers and their ...

Southwest Airlines will soon require travelers who can’t fit within the armrests of their seat to pay for an extra one in advance, part of a string of recent changes the carrier is making. The new ...

*Southwest Airlines is discontinuing its “Customer of Size” policy starting January 27, 2026, which previously allowed plus-size passengers to secure extra seats at no additional cost. According to ...

A change in Southwest Airlines' seating policy has many advocates for the plus-size community saying the shift will create financial burdens and other barriers for this segment of the traveling public ...

Southwest Airlines says plus-size passengers who may have difficulty sitting comfortably in their seats can get an extra one for free. The airline says if an adjacent seat is available, it will ...

Southwest Airlines will soon require travelers who don’t fit within the armrests of their seat to pay for an extra one in advance, part of a string of recent changes the carrier is making. The new ...