Southwest Airlines on Tuesday said it will charge $35 for one checked bag and $45 for the second, except for certain elite ...

AP As dictated by the policy, flyers will reportedly ... Another fumed, “I used to favor [Southwest] for the lack of baggage fees. They definitely will not be my first choice if their prices ...

Southwest Airlines had touted its no-baggage fees for decades. But all of that is coming to an end. The airline announced the change in March, saying at the time that the new policy would start ...

Southwest Airlines has made major changes to its policies in recent months ... ticketed or changed on or after May 28, 2025, checked baggage fees will begin applying. Previously, Southwest ...

(Reuters / Mike Blake) American aviation giant Southwest Airlines on May 27 announced that it will now charge customers for baggage, ending its popular “bags fly free” policy, according to a ...

The policy change affects millions of travelers who have long relied on Southwest’s baggage benefits as a key factor in their airline selection decisions. This transformation represents the most ...

Southwest on Tuesday announced the first ... from loyal customers who flew Southwest because of its unique baggage policy. The new checked bag policy is part of a broader set of changes announced ...

Those changes are happening at two of America’s most well-known airlines—Southwest and United—and include alterations to the airlines’ free baggage and check-in policies, respectively.

By Ceylan Yeğinsu Southwest Airline’s longtime free luggage policy on basic economy fares ... the airline announced that it would start applying baggage fees to boost revenues and cut costs.