The Texas-based carrier is adding baggage fees and attempting a turnaround just as the industry appears headed for a slump.

Southwest Airlines announced its decades-old "two bags fly free" policy for checked luggage is coming to an end on May 28.

Southwest Airlines is ending its long-standing free checked bag policy for most passengers, starting May 28, 2025.

Fitch Ratings cuts Southwest Airlines' outlook to Negative, citing financial policy shifts, strategic risks, and economic ...

While each change can, in a vacuum, improve financials, and Southwest can do its best to keep that quirky culture, airlines are a complicated web of real people and logistics. Brown pointed out that ...

Southwest Airlines is ending its free checked bags policy for many passengers. Some experts think customer loyalty could ...

Southwest Airlines is known for a nearly 54-year tradition of letting economy passengers check two bags without charge. But ...

Southwest Airlines said on Tuesday it would start charging some customers for checked bags, ending a unique free policy, as ...

With Southwest now charging customers for checked baggage, the obvious result is that more people will be taking carry-on ...

"Clearly, there are some customers who chose them because of that, and now those customers are up for grabs," said Delta's CEO.

Southwest Airlines will switch up its boarding process in a big way once the carrier shifts to assigned seating.

Many Southwest Airlines customers are understandably upset about the company’s plan to ditch its Bags Fly Free policy and instead charge most customers a fee to check a bag. Delta Air Lines is ...