Southwest is under pressure to drum up revenue from an oversupplied U.S. market and an activist investor.
  • Southwest plans to offer pricier seats with extra legroom and end open seating on its planes.
  • The shifts are the most major in the airline’s more than five decades of flying.
  • Southwest expects to start selling seats with the new cabin option next year.
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    “Although our unique open seating model has been a part of Southwest Airlines since our inception, our thoughtful and extensive research makes it clear this is the right choice — at the right time — for our Customers, our People, and our Shareholders,” CEO Bob Jordan said in a news release Thursday.

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