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

It's the end of an era. Free checked bags will soon be a thing of the past for some Southwest Airlines customers.

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

Southwest Airlines will begin charging for checked bags at the end of May. Amid sinking profits, the budget airline announced ...

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Southwest announced this week that it will add a new "Basic" fare and start charging a baggage fee on May 28, marking a shift from its long-standing policy of allowing two free checked bags. This is ...

Industry analysts fretted about how Southwest Airlines' remarkable set of recent changes threatened to take away all the ...

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, known for free bags and open seating, is overhauling policies, leaving loyalists questioning if it’s ...

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