| Southwest Airlines Co.announced 21 Oct 2026 |
Complete fleet-wide installation of Starlink ultra-fast WiFi on all aircraft |
Open31 Dec 2027 |
| Southwest Airlines Co.announced 21 Oct 2026 |
Open the Southwest Icon Lounge network's first airport lounges to guests |
Open31 Dec 2027 |
| Southwest Airlinesannounced 22 Jul 2026 |
Remove six seats from the Boeing 737-700 fleet |
Being checked30 Sep 2026 |
| Southwest Airlinesannounced 22 Apr 2026 |
Suspend operations at Chicago O’Hare and Washington Dulles |
Met30 Jun 2026 |
| Southwest Airlinesannounced 22 Apr 2026 |
Deploy Starlink Wi-Fi on initial aircraft |
Being checked30 Sep 2026 |
| Southwest Airlinesannounced 22 Apr 2026 |
Equip two-thirds of aircraft with in-seat power and larger overhead bins |
Open31 Dec 2026 |
| Southwest Airlinesannounced 22 Apr 2026 |
Deploy Starlink Wi-Fi on at least 300 aircraft |
Open31 Dec 2026 |
| Southwest Airlinesannounced 22 Oct 2025 |
Provide free WiFi for Rapid Rewards members |
Met24 Oct 2025 |
| Southwest Airlinesannounced 22 Oct 2025 |
Commence new flight service at Knoxville, St. Maarten, Santa Rosa, and Anchorage |
Open31 Dec 2026 |
| Southwest Airlinesannounced 22 Oct 2025 |
Commence new service at four specified airports |
Open31 Dec 2026 |
| Southwest Airlinesannounced 23 Jul 2025 |
Begin operating flights with assigned and premium seating |
Met27 Jan 2026 |
| Southwest Airlinesannounced 23 Jul 2025 |
Launch assigned and premium seating |
Met27 Jan 2026 |
| Southwest Airlinesannounced 23 Apr 2025 |
Introduce basic economy and bag fees for most fare products |
Met31 May 2025 |
| Southwest Airlinesannounced 11 Mar 2025 |
Apply new expiration policy to flight credits for tickets purchased on or after May 28, 2025 |
Met28 May 2025 |
| Southwest Airlinesannounced 11 Mar 2025 |
Implement new checked bag fee policy for flights booked on or after May 28, 2025 |
Met28 May 2025 |
| Southwest Airlinesannounced 11 Mar 2025 |
Introduce a new Basic fare for tickets purchased on or after May 28, 2025 |
Met28 May 2025 |
| Southwest Airlinesannounced 11 Mar 2025 |
Begin selling assigned seating and extra legroom |
Late30 Sep 2025 |
| Southwest Airlinesannounced 11 Mar 2025 |
Begin operating assigned seating and extra legroom |
Met31 Mar 2026 |
| Southwest Airlinesannounced 18 Feb 2025 |
Complete the reduction of approximately 1,750 corporate and leadership roles |
Met30 Jun 2025 |
| Southwest Airlinesannounced 30 Jan 2025 |
Complete the sale-leaseback of one Boeing 737-800 aircraft |
Met31 Mar 2025 |
| Southwest Airlinesannounced 24 Oct 2024 |
Begin retrofitting aircraft with extra legroom seating configurations |
Late31 Mar 2025 |
| Southwest Airlinesannounced 26 Sep 2024 |
Begin offering redeye flying |
Met28 Feb 2025 |
| Southwest Airlinesannounced 26 Sep 2024 |
Launch Getaways by Southwest product |
Met31 Dec 2025 |
| Southwest Airlinesannounced 26 Sep 2024 |
Operate first flights with assigned seating model |
Met30 Jun 2026 |
| Southwest Airlinesannounced 3 Jul 2024 |
Reduce the number of airports served to 117 |
Met5 Aug 2024 |
| Southwest Airlinesannounced 25 Apr 2024 |
Cease operations at Bellingham, Cozumel, Houston George Bush, and Syracuse Hancock airports |
Met4 Aug 2024 |
| Southwest Airlinesannounced 25 Jan 2024 |
Take delivery of approximately 79 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft and retire 49 aircraft |
Not met31 Dec 2024 |
| Southwest Airlinesannounced 27 Apr 2023 |
Receive 70 Boeing 737-8 aircraft deliveries |
Met31 Dec 2023 |
| Southwest Airlinesannounced 27 Oct 2022 |
Restore route network to 100% of 2019 levels |
Met31 Dec 2023 |
| Southwest Airlinesannounced 28 Apr 2022 |
Launch the Wanna Get Away Plus fare product |
Met30 Jun 2022 |