A reimagined Customer Experience is taking off.
Welcome to an Even Better Southwest®. Here's a look at what is new, next, and coming soon.
You may have already noticed our new digital tools and inflight updates to make your trip Even Better. And we're moving to assigned seating with a redesigned cabin that includes premium seating options, an enhanced Rapid Rewards® program with new benefits for Credit Cardholders, a new packaged vacations offering, and the first of our international partnerships starting with Icelandair®.
More choices, all Heart.
We’re on a transformational journey to give you, our Customers, more choices when they travel. While there are many changes ahead, our flexible travel policies, transparency, and Hospitality will remain.
- Bags fly free®1
- Low fares and no hidden fees
- No change2 or cancel fees3
- Flight credits don’t expire
- Flexibility for all
Redeyes land just in time for Valentine’s Day.
In February 2025, we’ll begin flying redeye flights to serve our Customers with more travel options!
- Our first five redeye markets launch in February, with the first flights arriving on Valentine’s Day.
- We’ve added redeye markets to our future schedule to serve Customers traveling on transcontinental and Hawaii routes.
- Keep an eye out for more overnight flights to be added throughout the year.
Improvements: inflight, online, and beyond.
Check out the upgrades we’ve already rolled out to make your travel even easier.
Digital self-service travel tools online and in the app so you can:
- Pre-check your baggage.
- Track your baggage.
- Buy upgraded boarding.
- Buy lap child seat.
Ongoing inflight enhancements:
- In-seat power ports and larger overhead bins on all new 737 MAX 8 aircraft delivered to Southwest, and in the process of adding them to our existing planes.
- Faster WiFi for our entire fleet.
- App features to make your day-of-travel even easier to navigate.
Our transformational
milestones.
Initiated cabin upgrades including upgraded WiFi equipment, larger bins, and in-seat power.
Upgrades2023
Accelerated approximately $1 billion in budgeted investments in operational, system, and maintenance upgrades.
Business Upgrades2023
Streamlined the sales process with corporate travel managers and travel management companies by utilizing Sabre’s PRISM.
Business Upgrades2023
Improved operational resiliency and reliability with investments in new technology systems, more winter operations infrastructure, and enhanced cross-team collaboration.
Upgrades2023
Enhanced Customer policies and flexibility with same-day change2 and same-day standby5 offerings.
Upgrades2023
Introduced Southwest Business Meetings to bring a new, streamlined travel management offering for meeting planners.
Business Upgrades2024
Announced brand modernization efforts, including a new cabin design with comfortable seats and refreshed Employee uniforms.
TRANSFORMATION Upgrades2024
Cash + Points
We introduced Cash + Points, which allows Southwest Rapid Rewards® Members to use a combination of points (starting with as few as 1,000 points) and other eligible forms of payment to purchase Southwest flights.
2024
Announced additional Customer Experience enhancements with assigned and premium seating. Instituted 24-hour operation capabilities with overnight redeye flights. (Booking on initial routes of redeye flights available now, with first flights taking off in February 2025.)
TRANSFORMATION Seating2024
Hosted Investor Day to announce a strategic three-year plan to drive sustainable profitability and Shareholder returns, as well as showcase our reimagined Customer Experience. Provided additional detail on our approach to assigned and premium seating, which we plan to sell in the second half of 2025 and operate in 2026.
TRANSFORMATIONAnnounced a new global airline partnership program, beginning with Icelandair as our initial partner carrier in 2025.
TRANSFORMATION PARTNER AIRLINENew Getaway Partnerships
Introduced Getaways by Southwest™, a customizable vacation package program with our revered Customer-friendly policies.
TRANSFORMATION GETAWAYS2024
We reached agreements with several hotel brands, including Caesars Entertainment in Las Vegas and Playa and Sandos in Cancun. We’ll also partner with Attraction World to offer unique experiences for Customers in key destinations.
Upgrades2024
J.D. Power Names Two Southwest Rapid Rewards Credit Cards Issued by Chase as The Top Co-Branded Airline Credit Cards for Customer Satisfaction
The Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier and Priority Credit Cards issued by Chase are recognized for their commitment to Cardmembers by being named the top two Co-Branded Airline Credit Cards for Customer Satisfaction in the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Credit Card Customer satisfaction Study. The Premier Credit Card is first for Customer Satisfaction among Airline Co-Branded Credit Cards, and the Priority Credit Card is second. For J.D. Power 2024 award information, visit jdpower.com/awards.
Upgrades2025
IOSA Certification
We’re proud to announce that we have successfully completed the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) and received our IOSA certification. The IOSA Program is an internationally recognized evaluation system designed to assess the operational management and control systems of an airline and serves as the industry benchmark in Safety auditing.
Joining the IOSA registry is a significant milestone in our journey toward building a better Southwest and further strengthening our commitment to Safety. This achievement not only reinforces our already robust Safety Management System (SMS) and Safety Culture, but it also aligns us with global industry standards and lays the foundation for future growth through airline partnerships.
TRANSFORMATIONIcelandair Agreement
Our agreement with Icelandair is signed. Our first shared gateway is Baltimore/Washington (BWI) Airport.
TRANSFORMATION GETAWAYS