“Although our unique open seating model has been a part of Southwest Airlines since our inception, our thoughtful and extensive research makes it clear this is the right choice — at the right time — for our Customers, our People, and our Shareholders,” Bob Jordan,...
” Bob Jordan, president, CEO, and vice chairman of the board, said in a statement. “Although our unique open seating model has been a part of Southwest Airlines since our inception, our thoughtful and extensive research makes
Bob Jordan, CEO of Southwest Airlines, said in the latest earnings report that the carrier is "evaluating options" to enhance onboard seating.
"Although our unique open seating model has been a part of Southwest Airlines since our inception, our thoughtful and extensive research makes it clear this is the right choice — at the right time — for our Customers, our People, and our Shareholders," CEO Bob Jordan said in a news rele...
Southwest Airlines is considering changes to its single-class, open-seating cabins to drive up revenue, CEO Bob Jordan told CNBC on Thursday, a shift that would be among the largest in the airline's history. "We're looking into new initiatives, things like the way we seat and board our ...
Southwest Airlines plans to drop the open-boarding system it has used for more than 50 years and will start assigning passengers to seats, just like all the other big airlines.
In July, Southwest Airlines announced that it would be ditching its signature open-seating model for a more standard assigned-seating system—leading some to wonderwhether Southwest is losing its most defining brand features. Today, the company shared more details about how the switch will imp...
Southwest To Introduce Assigned Seating; Overnight Flights Coming in 2025 "Although our unique open seating model has been a part of Southwest Airlines since our inception, our thoughtful and extensive research makes it clear this is the right choice—at the right time—for our Customers, our Pe...
Southwest is unique in that it's one of the only airlines to use open seating. Open seating is when passengers aren't assigned a seat at check-in and choose their seat as they board the flight, on a first-come-first-serve basis. Looking to book Southwest Airlines flight tickets?
Southwest's reservation system is capable of handling assigned seating, Jordan said, but "we have dozens and dozens of other systems of the company that are geared for open seating ... and those have to be changed." “There is a lot of risk if you do this poor...