Southwest Airlines to resume sale of all available seats for travel from Dec-2020

23 October, 2020

Southwest Airlines chairman and CEO Gary Kelly announced (22-Oct-2020) the carrier will continue to block middle seats onboard its aircraft until Nov-2020, with plans to "resume selling all available seats for travel" from 01-Dec-2020. He noted this change will occur hand in hand with "enhanced flexibility for customers on fuller flights to rebook to another flight, if desired". Mr Kelly cited the carrier's alliance with UT Southwestern Medical Center and the Stanford University School of Medicine, as well as its access to an advisory council of physician-scientists, and stated: "The combined studies, research, and counsel we have received, thus far, give us confidence in our approach and timing of this change to the Southwest Promise". [more - original PR]