“Southwest open seating is the ultimate expression of its founding ethos: to make air travel affordable and accessible for everyone.”—Official Southwest Airlines statement, as part of the airline’s 50th anniversary commemoration.

Chase and Southwest Airlines have refreshed personal and business Rapid Rewards cards, raising annual fees while adding bag, seating and boarding perks. These changes are tied to Southwest's move to assigned seating and paid bags and are accompanied by a limited-time 100,000-point sign-up bonus for personal Rapid Rewards cards.

The incident occurred about six minutes after Southwest flight 1496 took off from Hollywood Burbank Airport in Los Angeles County.

Southwest Airlines now has extra-legroom seats on a quarter of its fleet. Here's what to know about scoring one before the product technically launches in 2026.

Southwest passengers will be assigned seats, ending the chaotic scramble of its current open seating plan. The ability to choose your seat opens July 29, 2025, for flights departing in 2026 and beyond.

At Site Santa Fe, 71 artists were inspired by Southwestern figures, from healers and novelists to Navajo code talkers. Here’s a guide to the highlights.

In a sometimes lively block of South Woodyear Street, in the long-overlooked Mount Clare neighborhood of Southwest Baltimore, a quiet revolution is unfolding. The boarded windows and blighted facades that once defined the area are starting to give way — not to condos or chain stores, but to canvases, color and community.

The halal food shelf is at 436 Litchfield Ave. in Willmar and open Fridays from 9:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.