Southwest Airlines has axed virtually everything that once set it apart from competitors. The airline announced on Tuesday an end to its famous free checked bags policy. The change comes amid ...

DALLAS — Starting soon, bags won't fly free for everyone on Southwest Airlines. The Dallas-based airline, which has long touted its free bag policy, will now charge travelers for their first and ...

Emmy Award-winning journalist Kris Van Cleave is the senior transportation correspondent for CBS News based in Phoenix, Arizona, where he also serves as a national correspondent reporting for all ...

Southwest’s reversal on baggage fees is part of an avalanche of major changes the carrier has made within the past year. Is Southwest catching up to its competition or is it losing its uniqueness?

Southwest Airlines is set to charge passengers to check bags for the first time. The new policy takes effect from May 28 and is the latest fundraising move from the airline. As recently as ...

Executives from United Airlines and Delta Air Lines on Tuesday weighed in on rival Southwest Airlines making a major change to its checked bag policy. Southwest announced it will end its long ...

Southwest is sunsetting another beloved perk. The airline on Tuesday said it will end its decades-old free bag check policy – another break from tradition as the company tries to ward off ...

Southwest Airlines is making major changes to its baggage policy, marking a departure from its long-standing tradition of offering two free checked bags to all passengers. Starting May 28, 2025 ...

Southwest Airlines said Tuesday that it will begin charging customers a fee to check bags, abandoning a decades-long practice that executives had described last fall as key to differentiating the ...

Southwest Airlines will begin charging customers to check their bags, ending a long-standing “bags fly free” policy that inspired loyalty and differentiated the brand from its competitors.

A Southwest Airlines flight nearly took off from a Florida taxiway on Thursday before an air traffic controller stopped the potentially dangerous departure, officials said. The incident involving ...