Southwest removes extra row from 737-700s, reverting to original 137‑seat layout
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Southwest Airlines took a row of seats off its Boeing 737-700 fleet in 2025, bringing capacity back to 137 seats per aircraft to create extra‑legroom rows.
The airline had added that row in 2012, expanding seats from 137 to 143, a retrofit that cost about $60 million, was expected to add roughly $10 million in annual ticket revenue, and involved seats weighing about six pounds each, with the work planned for around ten months during scheduled maintenance.
The 2025 seat removal began in May as part of a broader cabin refresh effort.