Southwest Airlines, known for free bags and open seating, is overhauling policies, leaving loyalists questioning if it’s ...

Customers with the highest loyalty status will be spared from the fee, but others will have to pay for checked bags for ...

Southwest Airlines is ending its long-standing free checked bag policy for most passengers, starting May 28, 2025.

Southwest Airlines announced it will now charge for all checked baggage, ending its policy of two checked bags being free.

Southwest Airlines will begin charging customers a fee to check bags, abandoning a decades-long practice that executives had ...

The carrier announced Tuesday that it will begin charging certain passengers to check their luggage on flights, a significant ...

Southwest Airlines is ending its free checked bag policy, facing criticism that it could harm the brand. Rewards members can ...

The carrier has not yet revealed what the cost will be of checking a bag. Southwest competitors Delta, United and American ...

"Clearly, there are some customers who chose them because of that, and now those customers are up for grabs," said Delta's ...

The budget airline also strips other benefits for those paying the lowest fares. How to avoid checked bag fees.

Southwest officials in the release said the changes are "aimed to deepen and reward loyalty between Southwest and its most ...