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Just two months after ending its long-standing “Bags Fly Free” policy, the airline has announced when it will roll out assigned seating — a significant shift from its traditional boarding process. For ...

While the US's large legacy carriers are scheduled to dominate the airline seats scheduled for this summer, low-cost carriers ...

Southwest Airlines ( LUV -3.54%) announced a sudden change in its corporate governance, and that shift rattled some investors. The airline's stock price took an almost 4% hit on Friday during a ...

In our latest roundup of travel news: a new unwelcome American visa fee, how airlines fight the “scourge” of excess baggage, ...

A Southwest Airline jet heading to Las Vegas from Southern California took a dramatic plunge shortly after takeoff in response to an alert about a nearby plane, sending some passengers flying out of ...

Say goodbye to setting an alarm to get your best possible spot in a Southwest Airlines boarding line.Southwest's open seating ...

A big drop-off in flights from Canada and on No. 2 commercial carrier Spirit Airlines is responsible for the 2.3 percent decline in seats into Harry Reid International.

US low-fare carriers have been in the headlines too, as Southwest Airlines this week announced a start date for assigned seating, bringing its trademark open-seating policy to an end.

United Airlines is upgrading Hawaii flight dining with locally-inspired dishes as other carriers reduce island operations.