Cruising Altitude is a weekly column about air travel. Have a suggestion for a future topic? Fill out the form or email me at the address at the bottom of this page. When Southwest Airlines announced ...

This change didn’t sit well with some. Southwest Airlines’ popular “pick your own” seat perk isn’t the only policy on the chopping block. The budget carrier announced a new measure that may require ...

Southwest Airlines is adding rules when it comes to "customers of size." Starting Jan. 27, when flights with assigned seating begin taking off, plus-size passengers "should proactively purchase the ...

It’s a big hassle — with a slim number of solutions. Hopping a plane while plump isn’t easy, according to plus-size travel influencer Kirsty Leanne — citing narrow aisles, tightly-packed rows and ...