Dallas-based Southwest announced plans to abandon its free checked bag policy Tuesday. After axing open seating and other ...

Spirit Airlines emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week, meeting its target to exit in the first quarter.

Open seating went away, not because passengers demanded it, but so Southwest could make a buck selling prime spots. Drink ...

A 43-year-old man is dead after he suffered a medical emergency before crashing his car Thursday morning on the city's Southwest Side. It happened just after 5 a.m. in the 2900 block of West 111th ...

The 12-year-old was charged with one felony count of aggravated vehicular hijacking with a firearm and one felony count of attempted vehicular hijacking.

Southwest Airlines will soon begin charging for checked baggage and assigning seating. Here are the start dates for those ...

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.

That’s why this response to Southwest’s change is so smart. Amtrak is giving people a reason to think about taking a train by highlighting one of its best perks. And—more important—it did so by ...

For decades now, we the people have been remarkably tolerant of all the nickel-and-diming the air travel industrial complex ...

Spirit Airlines added six new flights out of Nashville International Airport this spring and revived three former and seasonal destinations.

A man was shot twice outside Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Wednesday morning, the Chicago Police Department said.

Months after ditching its open seating policy, Southwest Airlines is ending its most recognizable perk: Free checked baggage.