The IATA AGM is one of the biggest opportunities annually for airlines to announce partnerships, and the 2025 edition did not disappoint.
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Brings FAA into San Antonio Terminal Fight
Southwest’s fight at San Antonio escalated this week, with the carrier filing an official Complaint with the FAA about terminal reconstruction and gate allocations.
Southwest Kills Bags Fly Free
Southwest Airlines continues to align with the rest of the industry, adding checked bag fees for most passengers starting this summer.
Southwest Announces First Layoffs in History: Which Roles?
With cuts coming to Southwest’s corporate staff, which departments are most affected?
Southwest’s Funky New Super-Short Florida Routes
It is easy to look at the four new routes Southwest Airlines announced out of Orlando this week in disbelief. But there’s more to it than just a few sub-200 mile routes.
Final objections filed on DCA slot allocation
Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, and JetBlue lodged objections with the US Department of Transportation over the assignment of new long-distance slots at DCA. The three carriers were the losers in the recent allocation proceedings.
Big five win big in DCA slot awards
The five largest airlines in the United States (tentatively) won in their efforts to secure additional long-haul slots at Washington, DC’s Reagan National Airport.
Inside Southwest’s new cabin
Come take a seat in the newest cabin layout for Southwest Airlines, including assigned seats for the first time in 53 years of flying.
More (paid) legroom, bags still fly free: Southwest details transformation program
Bags will continue to fly free on Southwest Airlines, even as the company moves to offer a paid extra legroom option on board its planes from 2026.
Southwest shifts with Hawaii redeyes, Atlanta cuts
Southwest Airlines’ long-expected redeye service from Hawaii is set to fly. The carrier will launch five routes from the islands to the mainland beginning on 8 April 2025.