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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Io Dodds

The final flight to use Southwest’s famous ‘open seating’ policy lifts off on Monday night. The airline has special plans to mark the occasion

On Tuesday, Southwest Airlines will officially end its longstanding open seating policy after nearly 60 years in the air — and plans to commemorate it with a special aircraft.

According to air industry reporter Ryan Ewing, the final flight to seat passengers the old way will be aboard Southwest's commemorative Boeing 737-8 MAX in 'Desert Gold' livery, matching the airline's original colors when it launched in 1967.

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