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Southwest's five-decade era of open seating ended on Tuesday.

The airline gave guidance for adjusted earnings per share this year to increase to $4 a share for 2026. That is up from 93 cents a share last year.

2025 net income $441 million / $0.79 EPS; adjusted net income1 $512 million / $0.93 adjusted EPS1,2 2025 adjusted EBIT1,3 $574 million and above prior guidance of $500 million Guiding 2026 adjusted EPS4 of at least $4.00, up more than 300% over 2025 Ranked #1 in The Wall Street Journal Best U.S. Airlines of 2025 2026 guidance and strong Q1 bookings reflect sweeping transformation undertaken in ...

Southwest Airlines replaced its quirky open seating this week after 54 years with assigned seats for passengers. The carrier has overhauled its half-century business model with other major changes like charging for bags last year for the first time.

Southwest Airlines ended its open-seating policy after 54 years and has started assigning seats to passengers. The airline's executives say customers sought the change and touted the financial benefits to investors.

DALLAS, Jan. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) invites you to listen to a live webcast of its fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results. Details are as follows: When:              Thursday, January 29, 2026, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time Who:                Bob Jordan, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors Andrew Watterson...

U.S. airlines have already canceled almost 2,000 Friday and Saturday flights ahead of a winter storm expected to wallop two-thirds of the United States over the weekend, with flights out of Dallas among the most affected so far.

U.S. airlines have rolled out sweeping travel waivers as Winter Storm Fern, forecast to spread heavy snow, sleet and dangerous ice across two dozen states, threatened to disrupt air travel across a wide swath of the country heading into the weekend.