Spotlight Plus-sized Southwest Airlines passengers face potentially costly rule changes JORDAN PARKER The Dallas Morning News Aug 30, 2025 Aug 30, 2025 Updated Dec 24, 2025 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Southwest Airlines is changing its longstanding policy for plus-sized passengers beginning next year. A Southwest Airlines plane taxis away from its gate at Dallas Love Field on July 21 in Dallas. Elias Valverde II, The Dallas Morning News kAm$E2CE:?8 y2?] af[ a_ae[ E96 D2>6 52J $@FE9H6DE H:== 368:? @776C:?8 2DD:8?65 D62E:?8 @? 7=:89ED[ 4FDE@>6CD H9@ “6?4C@249 FA@? E96 ?6:893@C:?8 D62EWDX” D9@F=5 3FJ E96 ?F>36C @7 D62ED E96J ?665 AC:@C E@ EC2G6=:?8 :7 E96J H2?E E@ D64FC6 E96 D62E ?6IE E@ E96>[ E96 2:C=:?6 D2:5 @? :ED H63D:E6]k^AmkAmw@H6G6C[ E96 2:C=:?6[ H9:49 :D 9625BF2CE6C65 2E s2==2D {@G6 u:6=5[ >2J ?@E @776C E9@D6 4FDE@>6CD 2 C67F?5[ 2D :E 92D 5@?6 :? 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