Southwest Airlines is ending its free checked bags policy for many passengers. Some experts think customer loyalty could ...

Southwest will start charging customers to check bags, launch basic economy tickets in a bid to drive up revenue.

Spirit Airlines emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week, meeting its target to exit in the first quarter.

Southwest Airlines, which long stood out amongst competitors for its low-cost, no-frills model, is starting to re-evaluate ...

Southwest Airlines said Tuesday that it will begin charging customers a fee to check bags, abandoning a decades-long practice ...

Southwest Airlines said Tuesday it will charge for checked bags for the first time in its more than half-century of flying.

The airline’s latest change comes after its July 2024 announcement that it will be ending its infamous open seating policy ...

Southwest Airlines announced Tuesday that it plans to end its decades-long practice of offering two free checked bags to every customer.

There will be exceptions: Customers who have a Southwest Airlines co-branded credit card can get one bag for free, and ...

Southwest Airlines boasts that its passengers' "bags ... Everyone else will be charged for their first and second checked bags on flights booked on or after May 28, the carrier says.

As recently as Southwest’s investor day in late September, airline executives described the bags-fly-free as the most ...