Southwest Airlines, free checked bags

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.
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.
‘Hurting service for profit’: Sunport travelers react to Southwest ending free checked bags
Ruidoso couple Ron and Jill Duncan were Southwest Airlines loyalists, but after learning the company’s plans to charge for checked bags, they might be looking for a new air carrier. “This is just forcing more people to carry on bags,
Southwest Airlines to end free checked bags policy for first time in its 54-year history
Southwest Airlines is ending its free checked bags policy for many passengers. Some experts think customer loyalty could suffer.
Southwest Airlines Baggage Change: Which Airlines Charge for Checked Bags?
Southwest Airlines will start charging for checked bags on May 28. See how fees compare to other airlines and who still qualifies for free bags.
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 to end free checked bags. What it means for RI T.F. Green travelers
Attention Southwest Airlines passengers: you will soon no longer automatically get two free checked bags on flights. The airline announced Tuesday that some customers enrolled in its rewards program or those with preferred status will continue to receive either one or two free checked bags beginning in May.
Goodbye to 'bags fly free' on Southwest Airlines, the last freebie in America
But for more than 50 years, American consumers could count on Southwest Airlines letting them check bags for free. Dallas-based Southwest is ending the policy in May. Customers are not happy. “It was the only reason I flew Southwest,
Southwest Airlines to start charging for checked bags. What it means for upcoming flights
The changes that go into effect on May 28 eliminates Southwest's long-standing practice of offering two free checked bags to every customer.
Competitors are circling Southwest after the airline announced it's going to start charging for checked bags
"Clearly, there are some customers who chose them because of that, and now those customers are up for grabs," said Delta's CEO.
Southwest Airlines to end free checked bags. What it means for Bradley Airport travelers
Two recent plane crashes have caused some passengers to pull back on air travel plans, according to two of the airlines that had those crashes. Southwest Airlines is ending its long-standing free checked bag policy for most passengers, starting May 28, 2025.
Southwest Airlines to start charging for checked bags
Last year, the Dallas-based airline announced it was doing away with another tradition, the open-boarding system.
Rival airline execs weigh in on Southwest changing free bag policy: 'It’s the slaying of a sacred cow'
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby and Delta Air Lines President Glen Hauenstein on Tuesday weighed in on Southwest Airlines ...