We’re elevating your Customer Experience.

We continue to improve the Southwest® Customer Experience with several modernizations already implemented and many more on the horizon. We’re moving to assigned seating and currently expect bookings to be available in 2025, including options for premium/extra legroom seats. Other upgrades include improved self-service options and on-board enhancements like upgraded WiFi, in-seat power ports, and a refreshed cabin design to come.

A message from our CEO Bob Jordan

Improvements inflight, online, and beyond

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Day-of-travel experience

Read all about it: assigned seating, digital bag tracking, upgraded WiFi, in-seat power, bigger overhead bins, and more.

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From in line to online

See how our new and upcoming self-service solutions can streamline the way you travel.

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Flexibility on the fly

Enjoy even more flexibility when you fly Southwest® with flight credits that don't expire, updates to My Account, and new ways to pay online and onboard.

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Enhancing your day-of-travel experience

Flexibility on the fly

The aforementioned investments were included in the Company's five-year annual targets through 2026 for operating costs and capital spending provided at its Investor Day in December 2021—annual inflation in operating expenses per available seat mile (CASM, or unit costs), excluding fuel, profit-sharing, and special items, in the low single digits range, and average annual capital spending of approximately $3.5 billion.

All Rapid Rewards® rules and regulations apply and can be found at Southwest.com/rrterms.
1First and second checked bags. Weight and size limits apply.
2On flights less than 175 miles, food and beverage service will be limited to water only.
3Must be 21 or older to consume alcoholic beverages.
4As of May 2024, there are 124 movies in our Library.
5iOS Customers only, branded by Apple as “Preview Flight”
6Transferable Flight Credit allows you to transfer your flight credit to someone else. Both must be Rapid Rewards® Members and only one transfer is permitted. For bookings made through a Southwest® Business channel, there is a limitation to transfer only between employees within the organization.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This website contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Specific forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements related to (i) the Company's initiatives, strategic priorities and focus areas, goals, and opportunities, including with respect to Customer experience enhancements, improved self-service options, upgraded Wi-Fi and ongoing improvements, in-seat power, larger overhead bins, new seating, refreshed cabin design, digital experience upgrades, and airport experience enhancements; (ii) the Company’s plans and expectations with respect to assigned and premium seating, including expected benefits, Customer demand, timing of implementation and bookings, boarding process, and cabin layout; and (iii) the Company's financial and operational outlook, expectations, goals, plans, and projected results of operations, including with respect to its capital spending and initiatives, and including factors and assumptions underlying the Company's expectations and projections. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current estimates, intentions, beliefs, expectations, goals, strategies, and projections for the future and are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors that are difficult to predict and that could cause actual results to vary materially from those expressed in or indicated by them. Factors include, among others, (i) the impact of fears or actual outbreaks of diseases, extreme or severe weather and natural disasters, actions of competitors (including, without limitation, pricing, scheduling, capacity, and network decisions, and consolidation and alliance activities), consumer perception, economic conditions, banking conditions, fears or actual acts of terrorism or war, sociodemographic trends, and other factors beyond the Company's control, on consumer behavior and the Company's results of operations and business decisions, plans, strategies, and results; (ii) the Company's ability to timely and effectively implement, transition, operate, and maintain the necessary information technology systems and infrastructure to support its operations and initiatives, including with respect to revenue management; (iii) the cost and effects of the actions of activist shareholders; (iv) the Company's ability to obtain and maintain adequate infrastructure and equipment to support its operations and initiatives; (v) the impact of fuel price changes, fuel price volatility, volatility of commodities used by the Company for hedging jet fuel, and any changes to the Company's fuel hedging strategies and positions, on the Company's business plans and results of operations; (vi) the Company's dependence on The Boeing Company ("Boeing") and Boeing suppliers with respect to the Company's aircraft deliveries, Boeing MAX 7 aircraft certifications, fleet and capacity plans, operations, maintenance, strategies, and goals; (vii) the Company's dependence on the Federal Aviation Administration with respect to safety approvals for the new cabin layout and the certification of the Boeing MAX 7 aircraft; (viii) the Company's dependence on other third parties, in particular with respect to its technology plans, its plans and expectations related to revenue management, operational reliability, fuel supply, maintenance, Global Distribution Systems, and the impact on the Company's operations and results of operations of any third party delays or non-performance; (ix) the Company's ability to timely and effectively prioritize its initiatives and focus areas and related expenditures; (x) the impact of labor matters on the Company's business decisions, plans, strategies, and results; (xi) the impact of governmental regulations and other governmental actions on the Company's business plans, results, and operations; (xii) the Company's dependence on its workforce, including its ability to employ and retain sufficient numbers of qualified Employees with appropriate skills and expertise to effectively and efficiently maintain its operations and execute the Company's plans, strategies, and initiatives; (xiii) the emergence of additional costs or effects associated with the cancelled flights in December 2022, including litigation, government investigation and actions, and internal actions; and (xiv) other factors, as described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the detailed factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, and in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2024.