Long Beach Airport

Flight experience at LGB will change as Southwest Airlines says it's ending open seating

The airline is Long Beach Airport's largest tenant and operates 50 of the 58 daily flight slots out of the airport.

Jason Ruiz

Jul 25, 2024 — 2 min read

A Southwest Airlines plane makes its final approach into Long Beach Airport Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Photo by Brandon Richardson.

The next time you fly out of Long Beach Airport your boarding experience could be a lot different after Southwest Airlines, the airport’s largest tenant, announced Thursday that it will begin assigning passengers seats after decades of allowing them to choose where they sat.

Debris from a demolished building surrounds a large, yellow piece of construction equipment.

YMCA demolishes Rascals Teriyaki Grill building to make way for expansion

The YMCA did not provide details for its upcoming project for the former site of the popular restaurant, which closed over a year ago and sat vacant until it was razed last week.

2 arrested in connection to July slaying in Coolidge Triangle neighborhood, Long Beach police say

Police say they arrested Eric Calvin of Lancaster and Damion Joseph Jr. of Palmdale on suspicion of murder for the fatal shooting of Vernont Murray on July 1.

Artist's rendition of a black and white office building under a cloudy blue sky.

Planning Commission approves plans to convert Union Bank building into housing

The adaptive reuse of the former Union Bank building in Downtown Long Beach is part of a proposed 275-unit development at the site.

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Critically Speaking: Put a lid on it?

Looking over an 'engineered cap' and concerns over toxins at a proposed Long Beach storage facility.