Southwest is about to add an economy fare class in addition to

Customers will also be able to get a confirmed seat on a different flight on the day of travel for free if seat is available between the same cities, or standby on the same day if flights are full (with Wanna Get Away, the airline’s base ticket, customers are in trouble for any teams in price).

A full list of features can be found here. The class, which the airline has been teasing for months, marks the airline’s first launch since 2007.

Adding the category will cause changes to the more expensive airline’s fares as well. Both Business Select and Anytime tiers – redeemable, among other benefits – will receive the same transferable flight credit.

The airline will also add privileges to Anytime, such as Priority Lane Access and EarlyBird Check-In, giving customers a better location when boarding, which is particularly useful because Southwest does not allocate seats.

EarlyBird is sold separately and I can run From $15 to $25 each way. Business Select customers already get access to priority boarding positions. The features of the Wanna Get Away fare category will not change.

“Success in this effort will be twofold. First, customer satisfaction with expanded product selection, and then the company’s financial benefits from a modest percentage of customers who buy even the products,” Andrew Watterson, executive vice president and chief commercial officer of Southwest, said during a briefing. The new and improved.

In recent years, airlines have The division is increasing Seats are in classes with different benefits and a complex variety of names. Most US airlines now have some basic economy and economy versions, and perks vary by carrier for each fare category.

Watterson stressed that for Southwest, the upcoming changes would signal additional performances. “We don’t take anything,” he said.

Executives declined to set prices, citing regulatory restrictions, but Jonathan Clarkson, vice president of marketing, loyalty and products, said the increase in Wanna Get Away Plus would be “modest.” The airline has not announced a date for the changes, but Clarkson said they will take place in the latter part of the second quarter of this year.

Waterson noted Thursday that the Wanna Get Away fare “remains our cornerstone, and we expect it to remain the majority of our purchases.”