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

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

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

Southwest has customers sounding off after the airline announced an end to its checked bag policy, leading some flyers to say they'll "boycott" the airline.

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

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

The changes that go into effect on May 28 eliminates Southwest's long-standing practice of offering two free checked bags to ...

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

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

Southwest Airlines’ calling card is their free checked bag policy; as of May 28, only specific ticket classes will receive ...

Southwest Airlines will introduce checked bag fees for passengers without elite status. Rapid Rewards A-List Preferred and Business Select members will get free bags.