The LUV airline will start operating a lot like other carriers next week, with checked bag fees and a new fare type with ...

Southwest Airlines passengers who book before May 28 can still avoid checked bag fees, before the big change takes effect.

With these changes, most Southwest passengers will be required to pay for checked bags. Here are a few tips for lessening or avoiding that fee altogether. If you hold one of Southwest's cobranded ...

Southwest Airlines announced earlier this year that it will no longer offer two free checked bags. Here's the last day to book tickets with that perk.

Nearly everything that made Southwest stand out from other airlines is changing. It's introducing checked bag fees, basic economy tickets and flight-credit expiration dates, as well as adjusting ...

Southwest Airlines will soon start charging fees for checked baggage. Here's the deadline to buy a ticket that includes free checked bags.

News On 6 spoke with Greg Spears, CEO of Spears Travel, to discuss the latest summer travel trends, including the surge in cruise bookings and the impact of Southwest Airlines' new baggage fees.

Southwest charges overweight bag fees for bags that are heavier than 50 pounds. Fees are $100 for each bag between 51 and 70 pounds and $125 for each bag between 71 and 100 pounds. Southwest also ...

Southwest Airlines Chief Operating Officer Andrew Watterson told CNBC the change came because the company has realized "we need more revenue to cover our costs." Baggage fees brought in about $5.5 ...

Frontier Airlines is offering free checked bags this ... code to avoid change fees, cancellation fees, view in-flight entertainment or bring along two carry-on items on Southwest," they said ...

Southwest is charging checked bag fees for flights booked on or after May 28, 2025, and soon the airline will begin offering bookings with an assigned seating model planned to take effect in 2026.

But she said it was disheartening to see Southwest follow the rest of the industry after avoiding bag fees for decades. She said the changes had been a slippery slope. “I absolutely see the ...