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Southwest Airlines finished up 19% after the Dallas-based carrier projected a fourfold profit surge this year as it transitions to assigned seats and other premium offerings.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shares of Southwest Airlines rose more than 15% Thursday as investors cheered the airline’s new era of assigned seating — and the opportunity for upsells.

From MarketWatch

The move to assigned seating required 18 months of changes to booking systems, internal procedures and planes to allow space for passengers to stretch their legs even more.

From The Wall Street Journal

Southwest Airlines turned heads when it shifted away from decades-old practices and embraced baggage fees and assigned passenger seating, but now it forecasts a big boost for 2026 profit because of those changes.

From Barron's

Southwest Airlines LUV -1.16%decrease; red down pointing triangle is projecting a fourfold profit surge this year as its transition to assigned seats and other premium offerings takes effect.

From The Wall Street Journal