Southwest Airlines is ending its signature free checked bag policy and introducing assigned seating for flights booked on or ...

The most affordable, no-frills fare option from Southwest is the Basic fare, which assigns fliers a seat at the back of the ...

Southwest Airlines has announced new seating and fare options that customers can choose from when its open seating policy ...

Delta recently adjusted its luggage policy, requiring bags be checked in at least 45 minutes before domestic flights. See ...

Several changes going into effect for tickets purchased on or after May 28, 2025, including: Baggage fees ... than before. Southwest is also abandoning its opening seat policy in favor of assigned ...

Starting May 28, 2025, checked baggage fees will apply to Basic ... they will align with industry standards. The policy change is part of Southwest's efforts to boost profits and cater to the ...

While Southwest Airlines has long offered two free checked bags to all customers, only the "Choice Extra" bundle – the most ...

Southwest’s new fare bundles, branded as "Choice Extra," "Choice Preferred," "Choice," and "Basic," will start as the airline ...

While the Southwest employees who have served as skycaps will be leaving, the airline will be using an outside contractor to ...

The new policy will allow only certain customers to continue enjoying free checked baggage, such as the A-List Preferred members and Business Select fare customers. A-List members and Southwest ...

The Dallas-based airline, known for its historically no-frills approach, is seeking authorization to fly to any nation with which the US maintains Open Skies agreements.