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Three Southwest Airlines Boeing 737s parked at their gates at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 18, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Southwest Airlines is reducing seat pitch on over half of its planes.

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  • Southwest Airlines introduces premium seating with extra legroom to boost revenue.
  • Regular seats on about 450 planes will lose an inch of legroom, shrinking to 31 inches.
  • Southwest's new seating options align with competitors like American, Delta, and United.

Southwest Airlines has an activist firm breathing down its back to cut costs and generate more revenue.

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