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Southwest Airlines says it plans to start implementing assigned and premium seating next year, with bookings available later this year.
Southwest Airlines sets timeline for assigned seating, marking a shift from its open seating approach while implementing other changes for passengers.
Southwest Airlines has attracted attention for its upcoming changes to seating on planes, but another Texas carrier is also set to implement brand new options. Houston-based Avelo Airlines is ...
A Tokyo-bound Hawaiian Airlines flight declared an emergency on Monday "out of an abundance of caution" after a mobile device lodged in a seat produced an "electrical smell." ...
Hawaiian Airlines Flight 457 declared an emergency due to a device stuck in a seat. After a priority landing in Tokyo, the airline was able to remove the mobile device.
A first-class passenger on United Airlines relayed a baffling case where a fellow flyer seemingly reserved the dreaded middle seat on purpose.
Southwest Airlines will soon begin charging for checked baggage and assigning seating. Here are the start dates for those changes.
‘Do better, American Airlines’: Customer spends $5,000 on first-class ticket to Honolulu. Then she sees her seat ‘That looks like a coach seat in the amtrak.’ ...
A growing list of airlines are using AirTag data to track lost baggage, including United, Delta, and Lufthansa Group carriers.
Three U.S. senators said they want Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines to disclose whether they are manipulating seat fees by using customers' personal information to charge different fees to ...
Brussels Airlines expects to receive the three A320neos in the first half of 2026, although it cautions that this schedule “can move” given the current aerospace supply-chain issues.
The lack of minimum seat size regulations in the U.S. allows airlines to continue shrinking seats, posing potential health and evacuation risks.