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Assigned seating on Southwest Airlines begins Tuesday. Here's what passengers should know.

Southwest Airlines passengers made their final boarding-time scrambles for seats on Monday as the Dallas-based carrier prepared to end the open-seating system that distinguished it from other airlines...

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Southwest Airlines begins new era with assigned seating

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'You may love it': The assigned seating era begins at Southwest Airlines

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Southwest’s Open-Seating Era Comes to an End

LOS ANGELES—Kiran Gollapudi got lucky before his flight to Las Vegas took off on Saturday.

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Southwest Airlines ends open seating, marking the end of an era

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Southwest ends open seating with some flyers 'happy to see them doing more'

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Southwest Airlines Makes Major Change Today After 50 Years

For the first time in more than 50 years, passengers flying on Southwest Airlines won't have unassigned seating. The change was announced months ago and has been criticized by some and defended by the airline's CEO.

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Southwest Airlines officially ends longstanding open-seating model, begins plus-size pricing change

Southwest Airlines ends its famous open-seating policy and implements new rules requiring plus-size passengers to purchase extra tickets in advance.

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Southwest Airlines christens death of long-standing policy with retro plane

Those flying from Hawaii to Los Angeles tonight are in for a treat, sort of.

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The one thing Southwest Airlines was famous for just disappeared overnight

Southwest Airlines just undid one of the features it is arguably the most famous for. Southwest Airlines officially concluded its 50-year tradition of open seating on Tuesday, transitioning to an assigned seating model to align with industry standards, according to USA Today.

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DFW flight status: Hundreds of flights canceled Tuesday following winter storm; Southwest ends open seating

Dallas airports continue to face flight disruptions Tuesday as the winter storm lingers. While carriers work to return to normal schedules, Southwest Airlines is also debuting major changes to its boarding and seating policies starting today.