Starting next month, select Southwest Airlines customers will be able to access the airlines' latest free perk. For decades, ...

Southwest Airlines has taken a step forward in aviation security by introducing retractable barriers designed to protect the ...

Southwest Airlines continues to emphasize its interest in safety by getting ahead of the curve on a new rule set by the ...

Southwest acknowledged that it is one of the first U.S. carriers to implement the new barrier onboard. The airline’s previous ...

Secondary barriers, long sought after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, are crucial to aviation safety, pilots unions have argued.

Southwest Airlines has become one of the first U.S. carriers to fly a plane with an added barrier to protect pilots from ...

The flight marks the beginning of the rollout of the safety feature across the new U.S. commercial airline fleet.

Over the Labor Day weekend, Southwest tested the feature on a new Boeing 737 Max 8, marking the first trial of its kind by a U.S. carrier. The barrier functions like a folding pocket door and includes ...

Southwest Airlines will soon require plus-size travelers to pay for an extra seat in advance if they can't fit within the armrests of one seat.

Southwest Airlines will soon require travelers who can’t fit within the armrests of their seat to pay for an extra one in advance, part of a string of recent changes the carrier is making.