Southwest Airlines shifts to paid baggage policy to lift earnings
Southwest Airlines said on Tuesday it would start charging some customers for checked bags, ending a unique free policy, as the company’s lackluster earnings have fueled pressure to revamp its business model.
At Southwest Airlines, checked bags will no longer fly for free
Southwest Airlines will begin charging customers a fee to check bags. It's a significant change for the budget carrier, which built years of advertising campaigns around its policy of letting passengers check up to two bags for free.
Southwest Airlines is charging for checked bags. Will loyal flyers stick around?
Maddi Bourgerie always chose to fly Southwest Airlines, even when there were more direct flight options on other carriers. For the last five years, the Austin-based marketing director and travel expert at RVshare and her husband have been committed to the carrier,
Southwest Airlines Just Axed This Travel Perk, but There Are Still Ways to Get It for Free
Southwest Airlines will begin charging for checked bags at the end of May. Amid sinking profits, the budget airline announced in a press release Tuesday that it's ending its long-standing policy of allowing passengers to check two bags for free,
What to know about new Southwest checked bag fees
Southwest Airlines will introduce checked bag fees for passengers without elite status. ABC News’ Sam Sweeney reports.
Devoted Southwest flyer from Colorado upset about new bag policy: "They're just going to be same as every other flight"
A policy in existence for all Southwest Airlines passengers for over 50 years will soon be ended. Denver International Airport's second biggest carrier (behind United) is re-doing its bag policy, meaning the end of the popular "bags fly free" mantra for Southwest.
U of I professor reacts to Southwest Airlines ending 'Bags Fly Free' policy
"Bags Fly Free" has been Southwest Airlines' slogan for years, but on Tuesday the airline announced they're bucking that trend.
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