Southwest is adding baggage fees and credit card perks
If you don't have Southwest elite status, the cheapest option for getting a free checked bag will be the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus Credit Card. It has a $69 annual fee, which may be as much as the baggage fees for a round-trip flight.
What to know about new Southwest checked bag fees
Southwest Airlines will introduce checked bag fees for passengers without elite status. ABC News’ Sam Sweeney reports.
Southwest Airlines announces checked baggage fees: When it starts and what it could cost
Southwest Airlines announced checked baggage fees. Here's what to know about when it will start and how much you could have to pay.
Southwest Airlines will now start charging for luggage, including in Sacramento
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 beginning on May 28,
Southwest Airlines frequent flyers react to end of ‘bags fly free’
Frequent flyers woke up to some turbulence on Tuesday morning. The iconic "Bags fly free" slogan for Southwest Airlines is being retired.
Soon, Every U.S. Airline Will Charge You to Check Luggage
Southwest Airlines, which has not charged passengers for their first two checked bags since its founding nearly six decades ago, said on Tuesday that it will roll out a schedule of luggage fees for flights booked on May 28 and after.
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