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Southwest is a favorite for plus-size fliers. A new policy may change that.

Southwest is a favorite for plus-size fliers. A new policy may change that.

Southwest Airlines is changing a seating policy that accommodates plus-size passengers, making it more difficult for them to obtain a refund for an extra seat. The new policy, which will go into effect Jan. 27, is part of sweeping changes that will more closely align the airline with its competitors. Timed to next year’s move from open to assigned seating, …

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4 space station fliers return to Earth with Pacific Ocean splashdown

4 space station fliers return to Earth with Pacific Ocean splashdown

Two NASA astronauts, a Japanese flier and a Russian cosmonaut plunged back to Earth on Saturday, safely splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, west of San Diego, to wrap up a five-month mission to space. Strapped into SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endurance, commander Anne McClain, pilot Nichole Ayers, Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi and cosmonaut Kirill Peskov gently splashed down at 11:33 …

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