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The Latest Breaking News from Southwest

A United American merger is by no means impossible given the president 'loves big deals'

Answering five key questions about a blockbuster deal.

Fortune

Major US airline limits how many portable chargers passengers can carry

Southwest Airlines already required customers to keep their lithium battery power banks out in the open to allow flight attendants quick access in the event of a fire

The Independent UK

Southwest follows three other US airlines in raising baggage fees

Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again Wednesday, adding to the uncertainty

The Independent UK

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Travelers will face limits on how many chargers they can carry as airlines try to reduce fire risks

Travelers will soon face restrictions on how many portable chargers they can carry on a flight as airlines continue to try to reduce the risk of another lithium battery fire aboard their jets

The Independent UK

Southwest customer accuses worker of body-shaming after being told she needs to buy 2 seats: ‘What was the issue if you were the only one in the row?’

A Southwest Airlines traveler finds her seat and sits down, noticing that no one is sitting next to her. Then a worker comes up to her, making her feel singled out for the airline’s new customer-of-size policy.

The Mary Sue

Man checks in as a Southwest priority passenger at Kansas City airport. Then they tell him he’s ‘too big’ for the flight: ‘The nerve to say that’

"Discrimination against a customer at the gate."

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SW Airlines Under Fire, Says Nashville Woman ‘Too Big To Fly’

I recently purchased a round-trip ticket from Charlotte to Indianapolis, and it cost me around $1,000. The price of airline tickets has gone through the...

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Family followed Southwest’s new seating rules, but one flight attendant’s ignorance tore them apart

Twice the joy, twice the confusion about regulation.

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Airline’s New “Customer Of Size” Policy Sparks Backlash

"It is discrimination that is at the discretion and fatphobia of whoever is at work that day."

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‘I can’t get a refund’: Nashville woman says Southwest blocked her at the gate and made her pay $450 as she’s ‘wide at the bottom’

Policy or prejudice?

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Meetings are not work, says Southwest Airlines CEO—and he’s taking action, by blocking his calendar every afternoon from Wednesday to Friday

Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan says too many execs mistake packed calendars for productivity. He’s found a “crazy” solution.

Fortune

Airline faces criticism over new ‘Customer of Size’ policy

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The Independent UK

‘She was really rude about it’: Southwest’s new plus-size policy is already causing issues for passengers, report says

‘When enforcement is based on 'sole discretion' instead of defined guidelines, it feels subjective — and that directly impacts fairness,’ one Southwest customer affected by the policy said

The Independent UK

Woman with five-month-old gets ready to board Southwest—then they tell her there’s no family boarding anymore: ‘I was standing in group 7’

Since Southwest Airlines updated several of its policies at the beginning of the year, including introducing assigned seating and revising its “Customer of Size” rules, it has faced growing criticism.

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Breaking Down Every Conference That Sent a Team to the Men’s Sweet 16

Here’s a look at the leagues that will make up the tournament’s second weekend.

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I Spent Almost $3K on This Vacation — Here’s What ChatGPT Could’ve Saved Me

After a New Orleans trip, I used ChatGPT to review my flights, Airbnb costs and food expenses. It ended up finding $700 that I could've saved on my trip.

The Mary Sue

‘I just kinda didn’t feel safe’: Woman tries to get on Southwest flight in Nashville. Then they tell her she needs to buy another $1,350 ticket

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How Is Southwest Airlines’ Stock Performance Compared to Other Airline Stocks?

Southwest Airlines holds up well against peers, with analysts maintaining a cautiously optimistic outlook.

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Woman goes to Tampa airport to catch flight. Then a Southwest worker forced her to pay for another ticket because she’s ‘wide at the bottom’

A woman flying out of Tampa, Florida, with Southwest Airlines says staff demanded she buy a second seat in order to board because of her size.

International Business Times

Southwest Airlines Will Stop Chicago O'Hare, Washington Dulles Flights Beginning June 4

Southwest Airlines will discontinue flights to the Chicago O'Hare and Washington Dulles airports on June 4, 2026.

The Mary Sue

‘It’s not a full flight’: NYC woman books Southwest for 1st time since it started assigning seats. Then she has to re-buy her seat to get off standby

Southwest Airlines recently went throught significant changes. Travelers aren’t happy.

The Times of India

‘Are you saying I need an extra seat?’ Woman slams airline over size comment

A frequent flyer, Erika, was allegedly told by a Southwest gate agent she needed to purchase an extra seat due to her size. Despite the airline's policy requiring additional seats for passengers encroaching on neighboring space, Erika claims she fit comfortably in one seat. She later received a refund for…

The Independent UK

Southwest passengers forced off plane at Texas airport after ‘civilian model taser’ discovered

Southwest Flight 28 from Houston’s Hobby Airport to Dallas Love Field departed about two and a half hours later than planned

The Independent UK

Flying with kids is a seating gamble. Should U.S. airlines fix it?

Parents pay extra for assigned side-by-side seating to keep their families together on flights. But even that doesn’t always work. We asked experts, including a former flight attendant and a lawyer, whether airlines should be doing more

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‘Heads down and hands up’: Police storms a Southwest flight to grab a man, but FBI finds ‘no credible threat’

The flight made an emergency landing for a ‘possible security matter.’

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