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

Southwest has customers sounding off after the airline announced an end to its checked bag policy, leading some flyers to say they'll "boycott" the airline.

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

If you don't have Southwest elite status, the cheapest option for getting a free checked bag will be the Southwest Rapid ...

It's the end of a (free) era: Southwest Airlines will begin charging for checked bags at the end of May.

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

Travelers are vowing never to fly Southwest Airlines again following a policy change that's left them furious and feeling ...

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

Frequent flyers woke up to some turbulence on Tuesday morning. The iconic “Bags fly free” slogan for Southwest Airlines is being retired.

Southwest Airlines has changed its “bags fly free” policy and will now begin charging most customers a fee for checked bags, ...

A-List Members and select customers will receive one free checked bag, while Rapid Rewards Credit Cardmembers will receive a credit for one checked bag. All other passengers will now have to pay for ...