After more than five decades of customer loyalty built on the promise that “bags fly free,” Southwest Airlines pulled the plug on one of its most beloved policies in May 2025. The decision to start ...

*Say it ain’t so. Southwest Airlines has gone to the dark side with charging $3 to check bags at the curb. View From The Wing reports the unannounced change is among a slew the airline is already ...

The carrier said that demand inflected positively in early July and maintained momentum in the ensuing months, pushing total ...

Set your alarm. Southwest Airlines customers have only one day to go before the company starts charging to check bags for the first time in more than half a century. Starting Wednesday, Southwest will ...

The major change to Southwest Airlines baggage policy is here. The airline began charging for checked bags on May 28, a perk that was previously free for flying passengers since the company launched ...

Southwest Airlines (LUV) stock is in focus after the company's third quarter earnings showed a surprise profit. Southwest ...

Southwest Airlines has been an industry disruptor since its formal incorporation in 1967. The low-cost carrier brought innovations such as open seating, free baggage and a famously sunny attitude to ...

The free Wi-Fi perk comes just months after the airline ended its two-free checked baggage perk after 50 years. In May, ...

Southwest revealed to customers on Tuesday that moving forward, it will charge $35 for a first checked bag and $45 for a second, applying the usual weight and size restrictions. Southwest Airlines has ...

U.S. airlines collected a staggering $7.27 billion in checked baggage fees last year, marking a new industry record, according to recent federal data. The total represents an increase from $7.07 ...

Southwest no longer offers two free checked bags to all travel tiers. Some travelers, like A-List Preferred or Business Select members, still qualify for waived fees. New fees apply to lower fare ...