Christine Boynton
October 23, 2025

SWA extra legroom seats

Southwest Airlines Recaro R2 Extra Legroom seats

Credit: Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines is seeing a “disproportionate” customer reaction to its new extra legroom (ELR) and assigned seating products. Launching on Jan. 27, 2026, the offerings went on sale in July, provoking what executives have described as a clear initial response. “We see literally a knife-edge on…

Christine Boynton

Christine Boynton is a Senior Editor covering air transport in the Americas for Aviation Week Network.

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