Southwest Airlines is ending its long-standing free checked bag policy for most passengers. Here are the details.

Southwest Airlines is making sweeping changes to its ticket types and the benefits you'll get with each fare, including the end to Wanna Get Away.

"Bags fly free" was a staple slogan for the airline, which trademarked the phrase in 2012. Members of Southwest's top-tier ...

Emmy Award-winning journalist Kris Van Cleave is the senior transportation correspondent for CBS News based in Phoenix, Arizona, where he also serves as a national correspondent reporting for all ...

Southwest Airlines is adding a new Basic fare and will begin charging for baggage on May 28. The airline has also recently made changes including assigned seating, offering fares on Expedia ...

Southwest Airlines said Tuesday that it will begin charging customers a fee to check bags, abandoning a decades-long practice that executives had described last fall as key to differentiating the ...

Southwest Airlines could lose a portion of leisure travelers to rivals with its latest decision to start charging for checked bags, according to an industry expert. It was a policy – along with ...

Southwest Airlines has prided itself on never laying off employees. Now, for the first time in its 53-year history, that promise is flying out the window. Southwest Airlines will lay off 1,750 ...

The times, they are a-changin’—especially for Southwest Airlines customers. Toward the end of 2024, the budget-friendly airline known for delivering big value for a low price announced the end ...

Southwest Airlines has modified the earning levels of points on several fare classes. The discount carrier will increase points of its expensive fares, and decrease points of its more affordable ...

A Southwest Airlines plane and a private business jet narrowly avoided a collision at Chicago's Midway International Airport on Tuesday morning, CBS News has confirmed. Video shows Southwest ...

Months after ditching its open seating policy, Southwest Airlines is ending its most recognizable perks: Free checked baggage. The airline will begin charging for the first and second checked bag ...