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Here's how Southwest Airlines' new seating and boarding process will work

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Southwest Airlines executives laid out top-to-bottom changes aimed at boosting the company's financial performance Thursday .

The airline plans to introduce assigned seats and extra-legroom rows in the coming years .

Southwest estimates these changes for flights departing during the first half of 2026 will go live in its booking channels in late 2025 .

A-List members will be able to select seats for free within 48 hours of departure.

Southwest Airlines plans to add extra-legroom seats to its fleet fleet in 2025 .

The airline's "premium" seats will offer 34 inches of pitch on its Boeing 737 Max 8 , 737 -800 and future Boeing 737 MAX 7 aircraft.

The seats are identical, whether you're sitting in a standard or extra legroom row, with one cosmetic exception.

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