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Earlier this year, Southwest Airlines announced several major policy changes in an attempt to boost the airline's slumping ...
Southwest Airlines no longer includes two free checked bags for all fares. Here’s who still qualifies, how much fees cost, ...
Passengers planning to fly on Southwest Airlines will have to pay for checked bags after the company ended the free-bag options for those paying basic fares. The new policy is set to take ...
Just two months after ending its long-standing “Bags Fly Free” policy, the airline has announced when it will roll out ...
Southwest will assign seats for the first time ever in 2026. Here’s how group boarding will work — and what it means for your ...
Southwest passengers will be assigned seats, ending the chaotic scramble of its current open seating plan. The ability to ...
Southwest will begin charging for checked bags beginning May 28. However, members of its A-List loyalty program or those traveling on a business fare will be exempt.
Travelers say the free bag policy is why they chose to fly Southwest in the first place. Screen said, "What gets it over the hump is the two free checked bags because that makes a ...
DALLAS — DALLAS — Time has run out for travelers to book Southwest flights with free checked bags. Southwest Airlines' longstanding baggage policy allowed passengers two free checked ...
Southwest Airlines will officially end its decades-old open seating policy and introduce assigned seating starting January 27, 2026.