Southwest Airlines is the world's largest low-cost carrier, operating a massive fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft across over 100 ...

Over the rest of the year, all aircraft in Southwest’s fleet will be retrofitted to accommodate the new seats with up to 5 ...

Southwest's seat map for retrofitted Boeing 737-800 and 737 Max aircraft shows that five rows at the front of planes will have extra legroom. Behind those, seven-and-a-half rows will be ...

Beginning in early 2026, Southwest Airlines will move to an assigned seating model with some premium, extra legroom seats ...

"Standard seats in Southwest's 737-800 and MAX 8 cabins will lose legroom to make way ... will drop from 32 inches to 31," airline expert Sean Cudahy of "The Points Guy" reported this week. It's worth ...

Southwest Airlines’ first plane with extra legroom seats is planned to begin ... Southwest’s fleet of Boeing 737-800 and MAX 8 aircraft will be the first to see the upgrades, with changes ...