Southwest Airlines To Make Several Major Changes

For the first time ever, the airline will give passengers assigned seats.

Southwest Airlines announced plans to make several major changes.

For the first time ever, the airline will give passengers assigned seats, charge them extra for more leg-room and offer red-eye flights but bags will still fly free.

The airline will also repackage its sale of vacation packages. It will seek partnerships with international airlines that executives say will make Southwest credit cards and frequent-flyer programs more attractive.

The changes will amount to the biggest ever for the company.