Southwest will be charging $35 for first checked bag, and $45 for second checked bag. Rapid Rewards A-List preferred members and Business Select travelers will still get some perks. Southwest has ...

Southwest Airlines has made major changes to its policies in recent months, with almost all of them going into effect on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. The most notable include adding checked bag fees and ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – If you wanna get away on Southwest Airlines, your bags won’t fly be flying for free. Starting May 28, Southwest will implement a new baggage fee. $35 for the first checked bag and ...

With this policy change, Southwest aligns itself with other major airlines like Delta and American, which have long charged for checked luggage. Starting Wednesday, Southwest Airlines customers will ...

After more than five decades of customer loyalty built on the promise that “bags fly free,” Southwest Airlines pulled the plug on one of its most beloved policies in May 2025. The decision to start ...

NEW ORLEANS — Starting Wednesday, Southwest Airlines is ending one of its most popular perks — free checked bags. For years, passengers who flew Southwest Airlines could travel with luggage for free.

Southwest Airlines will begin charging for checked bags on new reservations starting May 28th. The fees will be $35 for the first bag and $45 for a second. These changes are part of a larger overhaul ...

Southwest Airlines has been an industry disruptor since its formal incorporation in 1967. The low-cost carrier brought innovations such as open seating, free baggage and a famously sunny attitude to ...

DALLAS — Tuesday marks the final boarding call for booking a flight on Southwest Airlines without being charged a fee to check bags. The airlines' longstanding "bags fly free" policy allowed ...