Southwest Airlines will now charge customers to check bags, with fees set to go into place as the busy summer travel season ...

Southwest Airlines is set to start charging for checked bags for most passengers for the first time in its history.

Southwest Airlines, once known for resisting industry norms, is now embracing revenue-focused strategies, including bag fees ...

As a result, the airline was beloved in an industry where most customers simply tolerate air travel as a means to an end. Southwest is shifting away from policies that its investors don’t see as ...

Southwest has axed virtually everything that once set it apart from competitors and now looks like any other US airline.

Southwest Airlines is ending free baggage ... business decision considering that’s the only thing that set them apart from other airlines,” one X user wrote. “Ugh. @SouthwestAir charging ...

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

Southwest Airlines has announced the end of its long-standing 'bags fly free' policy, drawing backlash from loyal travelers ...

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

In the release announcing the move, Southwest President and CEO Bob Jordan put a positive spin on the end of the airline’s longstanding “Bags Fly Free” policy. “We have tremendous ...

Southwest Airlines will start charging for checked bags on May 28. See how fees compare to other airlines and who still qualifies for free bags.