Southwest's new $35 bag taxes make people angry: long lineups, unfriendly staff, and lost loyalty as "bags fly free" expires ...

Southwest Airlines has made major changes to its policies in recent months, with almost all of them going into effect on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. The most notable include adding checked bag fees and ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – If you wanna get away on Southwest Airlines, your bags won’t fly be flying for free. Starting May 28, Southwest will implement a new baggage fee. $35 for the first checked bag and ...

The major change to Southwest Airlines baggage policy is here. The airline began charging for checked bags on May 28, a perk that was previously free for flying passengers since the company launched ...

Over the past several months, Southwest Airlines has implemented a number of changes as the airline looks to boost its ...

Earlier this year, Southwest Airlines made a groundbreaking change as the airline ended its longstanding “bags fly free” ...

Southwest Airlines is ending its policy of offering every customer two free checked bags as it faces heavy pressure from an ...

Southwest Airlines has been an industry disruptor since its formal incorporation in 1967. The low-cost carrier brought innovations such as open seating, free baggage and a famously sunny attitude to ...

Photo Credit: Southwest Airlines operations in Denver, where a memo was sent to ground workers about the operational emergency. Southwest Airlines / Stephen M. Keller Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan ...

*Say it ain’t so. Southwest Airlines has gone to the dark side with charging $3 to check bags at the curb. View From The Wing reports the unannounced change is among a slew the airline is already ...