Southwest Airlines

American Airlines, Delta, United and Southwest are all offering travel waivers in the midst of the FAA's mandated cancelations during the government shutdown.

Airports in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas and Chicago along with hubs across the U.S. are among the 40 that will see flights cut starting Friday due to the government shutdown, according to a list distributed to the airlines and obtained by The Associated Press.

Southwest Airlines will soon require plus-size travelers to pay for an extra seat in advance if they can't fit within the armrests of one seat. This change is part of several updates the airline is making. The new rule starts on Jan. 27, the same day Southwest begins assigning seats.

The high court ruled a federal labor relations law does not stop the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association from accusing Boeing of misrepresenting the safety of the 737 MAX model. After the model was involved in two deadly plane crashes, pilots with the Dallas-based airline said Boeing misled them into agreeing to fly the planes.

It’s the last day to book a flight on Southwest Airlines without beinghit with a fee to check bags after the airline abandoned a decades-long luggage policy. Southwest Airlines will start charging many of its customers a fee to check bags beginning on Wednesday.

Passengers on Southwest Airlines flights will soon be required to keep their portable chargers in plain sight while using them because of concerns about the growing number of lithium battery fires.

The federal government has dropped its lawsuit against Dallas-based Southwest Airlines, closing a case that accused the carrier of misleading passengers with chronically delayed flights.

The carrier filed for a permit this week to fly outside of its current service area.

The U.S. Department of Justice said it supports a lawsuit accusing Southwest Airlines of discrimination from a program offering free flights to low-income Hispanic students.

State Supreme Court justices will have to decide whether the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association can sue Boeing for lost wages or whether their claims are preempted by federal labor law.

The airline did not outline the fee schedule but said the new policy would start with May 28 bookings.

Federal authorities are investigating a near-collision at Chicago's Midway airport between a Southwest 737 and a small business jet. The 737 was landing when the business jet entered the runway.