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Southwest Airlines is shifting to assigned seats for the first time in its history.
The airline will also start offering overnight “red-eye” flights for the first time, which it said will improve the efficiency by increasing the use of its aircraft.
Southwest said customers were clamoring for these changes.
Southwest did not give details about when the changes will go into effect, but it said it would be discussed further in September.