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Southwest Airlines customers react to change in seating policy
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines announced Thursday it is putting an end to its open seating policy. Here's what loyal customers have to say about the change.
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Dallas-based Southwest Airlines announced Thursday it is putting an end to its open seating policy. Here's what loyal customers have to say about the change.
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines is putting an end to its open seating policy, will begin offering premium seating and is introducing redeye flight options.
The Dallas-based airline is putting an end to its open seating policy, will begin offering premium seating and is introducing redeye flight options.
Due to the extreme heat, soda cans on Southwest Airlines plans have been exploding.
Airline officials say they are aware of a series of incidents where cans have ruptured, resulting in an onboard mess and reports of about 20 injuries to employees so far this summer.
Budget carrier Southwest Airlines is offering Amazon Prime members discounts on airfare for Prime Day this week.
Federal officials are investigating after a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max went into a "Dutch roll" on a flight from Phoenix to Oakland.
In a letter to Southwest's board, the investment firm complained that Southwest's stock price has dropped more than 50% in the last three years.
Southwest Airlines launched a new program earlier this month to settle late flights with passengers.
The discount carrier, which has long withheld its fares from travel sites, said it wants to extend the reach of Southwest.com.
The Dallas-based airline is offering vouchers for late flights.
The Dallas-based airline says it lost $231 million. As a result, they will be cutting back on hirings and ending flights to four airports.
Many Texas cities are expecting tens of thousands of visitors.
The FAA is looking into a Southwest flight that veered off course while on approach to land at New York's LaGuardia Airport and may have buzzed the air traffic control tower.
Specific details about the agreement were not released.
This comes after the union overwhelmingly rejected a proposed contract agreement in December.
Southwest Airlines said in a regulatory filing that Boeing expects to deliver 46 737-8 planes this year.
There are two flights available on April 8 that fly predicted to be in the direct path of the eclipse.
Some major U.S. airlines are struggling to cover higher costs for labor and other expenses.
The contract that took nearly three years to negotiate includes a 29% pay bump.
The Southwest agreement followed more than three years of bargaining.
Southwest passengers at Dallas Love Field we spoke with Tuesday said they're happy and relieved they had no issues.
Bad winter weather forces Southwest Airlines to cancel more than 100 flights on Christmas Day. Lauren Crawford reports.
"We are pleased to reach an Agreement in Principle with the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association for Southwest's nearly 11,000 Pilots," the airline said.
"We are pleased to reach an Agreement in Principle with the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association for Southwest's nearly 11,000 Pilots," the airline said.
The hottest days of the year are on the way to Dallas-Fort Worth this weekend, including a stretch of excessive heat.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott remains hopeful he will be able to work out a contract extension.
The playoff-contending Minnesota Twins won 3-2 at Texas on Thursday night in the series opener against the reigning World Series champion Rangers.
It's been widely reported that Dallas police are investigating what they believe was an attempted kidnapping in a Dallas neighborhood.
The issue has been divisive in the small city near Lake Ray Roberts in Denton County.
The hottest days of the year are on the way to Dallas-Fort Worth this weekend, including a stretch of excessive heat.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott remains hopeful he will be able to work out a contract extension.
The playoff-contending Minnesota Twins won 3-2 at Texas on Thursday night in the series opener against the reigning World Series champion Rangers.
It's been widely reported that Dallas police are investigating what they believe was an attempted kidnapping in a Dallas neighborhood.
The issue has been divisive in the small city near Lake Ray Roberts in Denton County.
Keeping students focused in class is a losing battle for Texas schools when there are cellphones around to distract them, says State Representative Ellen Troxclair.
The I-Team surveyed 50 school districts and found a growing number joining the phone-free movement.
Her neighborhood sits in the shadow of Arlington's stadiums, but one woman feels her backyard is no longer safe.
Sammy Mukherjee denied all the accusations, but declined to get into details about the investment deals.
Months after the I-Team revealed a massive illegal dump in a quiet Fort Worth neighborhood, the cleanup has begun.
Trump has not appeared at an outdoor rally since mid-July, when a gunman took several shots, grazing his ear.
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris appeared together to announce lower costs on 10 prescription drugs for Medicare recipients.
Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance agreed to participate in a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News on Oct. 1 in New York City.
Friday's speech will mark the first time Kamala Harris has released a major policy initiative since President Biden dropped out of the race last month.
Erica Lee Carter, the daughter of former Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died last month, announced she wants to fill the remainder of her mother's term.
A viral TikTok recipe that includes melting Jolly Ranchers landed a 9-year-old in the hospital with severe burns.
Richardson residents continue to recover from storms that hit North Texas with winds that created debris and damages to homes.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
Over the past several months, the CBS News Texas I-Team has reported on solar panel horror stories. This time, we set out to find a success story.
Self-driving 18-wheelers have longtime truckers worried about their livelihood and others concerned that the technology needs more testing to make sure the public is safe.
Trader Joe's reports 14 incidents of high flames, a handful resulting in minor burns and limited property damage.
Staring at an iPad screen too much may keep little kids from learning to control their emotions, a new study finds.
A viral TikTok recipe that includes melting Jolly Ranchers landed a 9-year-old in the hospital with severe burns.
Drugmaker Lykos Therapeutics had asked the FDA to approve its MDMA capsules as part of a therapy regimen for treating PTSD. It says another study will take "several years."
Perchlorate is found in a wide variety of foods, especially products popular with babies and kids, advocacy group says.
Chevron Corporation announced Friday it would relocate its headquarters from San Ramon to Houston, Texas before the end of the year.
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee filed a federal lawsuit this week alleging Prime, Logan Paul's energy drink company, of infringing on the committee's trademarks.
Tech mogul Elon Musk said Tuesday afternoon that he would be moving the headquarters of both his social media company X and SpaceX to Texas in response to a new California law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Consumer confidence in the deal remains as unguaranteed as a nod from the feds.
Dallas-based American Rounds says more than 200 stores in Texas are requesting a machine.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott remains hopeful he will be able to work out a contract extension.
The playoff-contending Minnesota Twins won 3-2 at Texas on Thursday night in the series opener against the reigning World Series champion Rangers.
Team USA's Jordan Chiles took to Instagram to open up about the loss of her bronze medal.
Texas, the defending World Series champions, stopped a three-game losing streak and won for just the fifth time in its last 18 games.
The Cowboys face Las Vegas on Saturday.
"The Hollywood Squares" became an American cultural institution and made Peter Marshall a household name.
Gena Rowlands, hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft, died at 94 on Wednesday, her representatives confirmed.
"F-1 Trillion," the new album from one of the biggest pop stars in the world, features Post Malone's duets with some of the biggest names in country, including Luke Combs, Blake Shelton, Morgan Wallen and Dolly Parton.
Authorities say two suspected extremists believed to be tied to ISIS appeared to be planning an attack on an event in the Vienna area.
Snoop Dogg has been winning fans with his droll commentary and enthusiasm at the 2024 Olympic Games.
The heat dome expands through the weekend and into next week, which keeps high temperatures in the triple digits for an extended stretch.
Dallas Trinity FC President Charlie Neil said the team practices early in the morning to avoid peak heating hours and they have several athletic trainers on hand.
Human cases of the mosquito-borne West Nile Virus are the highest in Texas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This week, CBS News Texas Meteorologist Brittany Rainey takes us to the Arlington Gem and Mineral Club.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott praised backup quarterback Trey Lance after he played in the team's first preseason game this weekend.
Stars, stripes and plenty of fun in the sun is how Fort Worth celebrates the Fourth of July.
Severe storms made way across North Texas on May 28, leaving behind a path of destruction.
Damage from across North Texas that was left behind by two tornadoes on May 25.
A storm chaser not only captured a massive tornado touching down in Hawley, Texas on Thursday but ended up rescuing a family of four whose home was destroyed by it.
Dallas artist Roberto Marquez traveled to the Rafah Crossing in Egypt, the U.S. capital and will attend this weekend's statewide protest in Austin.