Southwest Airlines will soon require travelers who don’t fit within a single seat’s armrests to pay for an extra seat ...

Southwest Airlines is changing a seating policy that accommodates plus-size passengers, making it more difficult for them to obtain a refund for an extra seat. The new policy, which will go into ...

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 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 ...

Southwest Airlines will require passengers who can't fit in a seat with the armrests down to purchase an extra ticket in ...

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 ...

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 ...

*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 ...

Currently, plus-size passengers can either pay for an extra seat in advance with the option of getting that money back later, ...