Southwest Airlines recently announced a new partnership with Expedia Group, where the travel company will begin selling tickets on behalf of the low-cost airline.

Expedia Group confirmed that it laid off more workers as the Seattle-based travel giant looks to cut costs. "To ensure the best

Dallas’s Southwest Airlines is making a huge change to the way it sells tickets for flights. Southwest announced it will let Expedia’s companies sell airline tickets on its sites.

Southwest Airlines and Expedia Group have begun a new partnership, allowing travelers to secure the best fares. The post Southwest Airlines and Expedia Group launch new partnership — what to know appeared first on The Manual.

(CNN) - Southwest Airlines is now allowing travelers to book tickets on Expedia-owned websites. This includes not just Expedia, but also Travelocity, Hotwire, Orbitz, and CheapTickets. This is the airline’s first partnership with a third-party booking site. Up until now, Southwest only allowed bookings through its own platforms.

Expedia Group has introduced Flex Pay to its payment options in the U.S. and Canada cruise vacations across five Expedia Group brands, including Expedia Cruises, Expedia.com, Travelocity.com, Orbitz.com and Cheaptickets.

All Expedia-owned sites, including Travelocity, Hotwire, Orbitz and CheapTickets, will show and allow customers to book Southwest fares.

For years, Southwest has said it would not partner with third party booking sites in order to maintain closer contact with customers.

According to Expedia, it will take some time for all of Southwest's flights to get loaded into the system, but the airline's full schedule should be bookable on Expedia platforms by the end of the day on Thursday. It's just one of many changes bringing Southwest in line with its competitors.

This includes not just Expedia, but also Travelocity, Hotwire, Orbitz, and CheapTickets. This is the airline’s first partnership with a third-party booking site. Up until now, Southwest only ...

Now, all Expedia-owned sites, including Travelocity, Hotwire, Orbitz and CheapTickets, will show and allow customers to book Southwest fares. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.