Southwest Airlines risks losing customers over new bag policy, expert says
Dallas, Texas-based Southwest Airlines announced this week that it will be ending its long-standing policy that two bags fly free for every ticketholder.
Southwest Airlines is charging for checked bags. Will loyal flyers stick around?
Southwest Airlines, known for free bags and open seating, is overhauling policies, leaving loyalists questioning if it’s still the airline they loved.
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.
Bags fly for a fee: Southwest Airlines cancels its free checked luggage perk
The carrier announced Tuesday that it will begin charging certain passengers to check their luggage on flights, a significant shift at the company long prized by consumers for its perks.
Southwest Airlines ends free checked bags for most travelers—here’s what it means for you
Southwest Airlines is ending its long-standing free checked bag policy for most passengers, starting May 28, 2025.
Southwest Airlines faces backlash over ending free checked bag policy
Southwest Airlines is ending its free checked bag policy, facing criticism that it could harm the brand. Rewards members can still check up to two bags for free.
Southwest Airlines announces end of decades-old bag policy amid investor pressure
Southwest is rolling back its signature two-bags-free policy, with most customers losing the perk starting in May. The airline faces mounting pressure from investors to boost revenue and cut costs as it expands.
Southwest flyers fire back over airline ending free checked bag policy: 'Nail in the coffin'
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.
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.
For US airlines, it’s no longer ‘bags fly free;’ it’s now ‘bags fly for a fee’
For a number of reasons, airfare prices have gone up and amenities like luggage check-in have are no longer free. Don’t expect that to change soon because the problems facing airlines
With Southwest reversing long-held policy, are there any Nashville airport airlines that won't charge for bags?
With Southwest out of the free checked bags game, are there other airlines that offer that service in Nashville?
Southwest Airlines To Scrap Major Perk
Southwest Airlines is set to start charging for checked bags for most passengers for the first time in its history.
Southwest Airlines Just Announced an End to Its Most Beloved Perk. It’s Truly the End of an Era
After five decades, the airline is eliminating free checked bags for most passengers. For more than five decades, Southwest ...
Southwest Airlines takes aim at Mavericks, Luka Doncic as carrier navigates turbulence over baggage fee policy
The airline continues to contend with backlash after revealing plans to apply a checked bag fee. But the carrier briefly ...
Southwest Airlines dared to be different. Now it’s just like everyone else.
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Southwest Airlines Does What They Said They Never Would and People Are Heated!
For 50 years, you could book a flight on Southwest Airlines and know that you would not have to pay to check your luggage. It ...
End of Southwest's 'bags fly free' era angers fliers, excites Wall Street
"Bags fly free" was a staple slogan for the Dallas-based airline, which trademarked the phrase in 2012. Members of Southwest's top-tier A-List Preferred rewards status and Business Select fliers will ...