The Southwest Airlines loyalty program, launched in 1996, has undergone a major overhaul to its earnings structure, affecting ...

BY MICHELLE CHAPMANAssociated PressSouthwest Airlines will begin charging customers a fee to check bags, abandoning a decades-long ...

Southwest Airlines' checked baggage fees will begin on May 28, 2025—here's what each US airline is charging fliers right now.

Southwest Airlines will introduce checked bag fees for passengers without elite status. Rapid Rewards A-List Preferred and Business Select members will get free bags.

Southwest Airlines is ending its long-standing policy of allowing two free checked bags for all passengers. Find out when.

A guide to Southwest Airlines' baggage policies, including carry-on guidelines, baggage rules and baggage fees.

Southwest Airlines (WN) has announced that it will no longer offer free checked bags for most passengers, marking a ...

Southwest officials in the release said the changes are "aimed to deepen and reward loyalty between Southwest and its most ...

Southwest said it would still offer two free checked bags to its Rapid Rewards A-List Preferred Members and to customers who bought Business Select tickets.

Passengers were disappointed to hear that Southwest Airlines would throw away its long-time "bags fly free" practice.

Southwest Airlines will end its decades-old policy of offering two free checked bags starting May 28, citing the need to increase profits and customer loyalty. "That was something that set them apart ...

Last year, the Dallas-based airline announced it was doing away with another tradition, the open-boarding system.