Southwest Airlines will soon end its popular “bags fly free” policy, the carrier announced in an email to customers Tuesday morning. Beginning May 28, only Southwest's highest-tier Rapid ...

The airline announced Tuesday that it's ending its popular perk of two free checked ... It’s the first I’ve heard of it. I fly Southwest because of it,” Marla Aldrich, from Birmingham ...

Bags will no longer fly free on Southwest Airlines ... series of changes announced by the company that it says will reward its most loyal customers and help it "return to the levels of ...

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)(David Zalubowski / AP) Tuesday morning, Dallas-based Southwest Airlines made an unexpected announcement: it would be doing away with its bags fly free policy.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Southwest Airlines will no longer allow bags to fly free. The airline announced ... Southwest will also begin offering a basic fare on its lowest-priced tickets in advance ...

Southwest Airlines’ “Bags Fly Free” policy has been a major selling point to its customers for over five decades. It won’t be anymore, starting in just over a month. Southwest Airlines ...

Southwest Airlines has offered two free checked bags since its founding in 1967. The airline previously trademarked the phrase “bags fly free” and used the slogan throughout numerous marketing ...

Southwest Airlines is altering its 'bags fly free' policy, now charging most passengers for checked bags unless they have top loyalty status or purchase high-end fares. The changes are part of ...

When Southwest Airlines announced significant customer service changes in July 2024, including the end of its open seating policy, it said bags would still fly free. That's no longer true for all ...

"Two bags fly free" is a registered trademark on Southwest's website, CNBC's report said. But its decision to about-face on what executives long cast as a sacrosanct passenger perk brings the ...

This past summer, Elliott Investment Management, a hedge fund that owns at least 10 percent of Southwest, outlined its plan for a "stronger Southwest" to the airline's board. That plan included ...

The US Department of Education is planning to cut about half of its workforce, as the Trump administration works to slash the size of the federal government. The mass layoffs will affect nearly ...