Now that Southwest Airlines has opened up its new assigned seating regime (available now for booking flights on or after Jan.

Doug Brooks is the new chairman of Southwest Airlines, replacing Rakesh Gangwal, who remains on the board and will chair the new fleet oversight committee.

Southwest is now charging passengers to select their seats. This follows on from its recent decision to introduce new baggage fees.

Southwest Airlines said on Thursday it has named insider Doug Brooks as the independent chair of its board, effective August 1.

The airline’s coming switch to assigned seating comes with those annoying seat fees.

Travelers have known for months that Southwest Airlines planned to change the way people board the airline's planes. Instead of being assigned a number relating to boarding the aircraft, travelers ...

Ontario International Airport (ONT) in California finalized a new use and land agreement (ULA) with airlines, the first such ...

Guangxi Beibu Gulf Airlines' filght GX8805 is given a water salute upon landing at the Bijie Feixiong Airport in Bijie, Southwest China's Guizhou province, July 29, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] ...

Starlux Airlines, a Taiwanese-based airline, will launch Phoenix’s first-ever nonstop flight to Asia, connecting the city ...

Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport's first nonstop Asian route, flying three times a week to Taipei, begins in 2026. Here's how to ...