NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Southwest Airlines announced Tuesday it would end its free checked-back policy. They will now join every major airline in charging for checked bags. This decision came ...

Southwest Airlines will begin charging customers to check their bags, ending a long-standing “bags fly free” policy that inspired loyalty and differentiated the brand from its competitors.

WHY. THAT WAS ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF FLYING SOUTHWEST WAS THAT YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO PAY FOR CHECKED BAGS. SO IT IS REALLY DISAPPOINTING TO HEAR THAT A LONG STANDING POLICY SET TO LEAVE SOUTHWEST.

New York (CNN) — 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 ...

Southwest Airlines announced major changes to its baggage, fares and flight credit policies on Tuesday (Picture: Getty Images) Southwest Airlines has announced major changes to its bag policy as ...

Southwest is sunsetting another beloved perk. The airline on Tuesday said it will end its decades-old free bag check policy – another break from tradition as the company tries to ward off ...

FILE - A Southwest Airlines plane prepares to land at Midway International Airport while another plane taxis on the ground, Feb. 12, 2023, in Chicago. (Kiichiro Sato/The Associated Press) Comment ...

Southwest Airlines 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 budget carrier from ...

Is Southwest catching up to its competition or is it losing its uniqueness? Southwest Airlines is adopting policies similar to other carriers, including bag fees and assigned seating. These ...

Bags will no longer fly free on Southwest Airlines. The carrier announced Tuesday that it will begin charging certain passengers to check their first two bags on flights, a significant shift at ...

David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty 2025 is a year of controversial changes for Southwest Airlines. After announcing that it was doing away with its loved-or-loathed open seating policy ...

A multitude of serious incidents involving planes and helicopters in 2025 has led to an abnormal focus on the aviation industry in the United States of America, and now Southwest Airlines is under ...