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Southwest Airlines, the Dallas-based United States carrier flying under IATA code WN and ICAO code SWA, operates a point-to-point network rather than traditional hubs, with major bases at Dallas Love Field, Chicago Midway, Denver, Baltimore/Washington, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Houston Hobby, Nashville and Orlando. It serves destinations across the continental United States plus Hawaii, and reaches international markets in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. The airline runs an all-Boeing 737 fleet, and on these maps you may encounter the 737-700, 737-800 and 737 MAX 8, alongside earlier 737-300 and 737-500 variants. Southwest belongs to no global alliance and operates independently.

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Fleet5 aircraftBoeing 5Avg fleet age 13.2 yrs
Tracked seatsEconomy 882 seats

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Southwest reviews (227)

Service3.4
Food3.2
Legroom3.4
Recline3.3
Entertainment3.1
Sleep3.1
Work3.2
  • ★★anonymous

    Window seat is narrower than middle/aisle

    Window seat is narrower than middle/aisle by about 2 inches. That with the bulkhead made for an uncomfortable ride even after paying for the premium seat. Southwest does not disclose this when booking.

  • ★★★★economyanonymous

    Extra legroom, Doesn't recline, storage under front seat

    Window seat with short armrest on left side, tray table is in front. The extra legroom allows for a small carry on to be placed on the floor in front.

  • ★★★anonymous

    No window as the vertical wiring passage is inside the interior fascia.

  • anonymous

    No window in 10A

    My 2/3/25 flight from MCO to MBJ had no window at 10A

  • ★★★★★anonymous

    I had a habit of going straight to row 15 when Southwest was open seating regardless if 15 was an exit row or standard seat. I have sat in row 15 in the 2 seat configuration 3 times and have had nobody next to me all 3 times. I woild strongly recommend row 15 especially if it has the 2 seat configuration.

  • ★★★★★anonymous

    more legroom, less storage

    Not a single site that reviews airline seat features ever mentions anything about the under seat storage for the majority of seats. All of the aisle seats have narrower storage, so really large items, like a oversize backpack, that will fit under a middle seat may not fit under an aisle.seat. mine will not fit. It would be helpful to show widths on these things.

  • ★★★★anonymous

    Just fine in the back row

    Here I was taken in by all the negative gossip about SW - it just isn't warranted. Me: 6' 4", 205 lbs., long legs. Seats were more comfortable than American, Alaska and even Delta. Middle seat is fine, even reclined in the back row. Yeah, it's close the lavatories... but you don't have to go far and you know when they're available. Galley snacks galore. I've flown SW many times in recent years and depending on circumstance will snag a middle seat over even an aisle seat.

  • ★★★★★anonymous

    Love the legroom and first iff

  • ★★★anonymous

    This seat is pretty good being by the bathrooms were just annoying but other than that it had nice leg room great window view and we also got our snacks first so yeah

  • ★★★★anonymous

    Never disappointed

    Very roomy