Southwest Airlines no longer includes two free checked bags for all fares. Here’s who still qualifies, how much fees cost, ...

Going forward, even more changes are on the horizon. On Thursday, Southwest shared a revamp to its Rapid Rewards Credit Cards ...

Southwest put its first-ever assigned seats on sale this week, ending more than half a century of open seating.

Over the past few months, Southwest Airlines has announced several controversial changes, such as adding bag fees and ...

The carrier has started assigned seating and bag fees, leading to mixed results and a projected revenue increase from fees, ...

Southwest Airlines has been undergoing a pretty drastic transformation in recent months, changing several longstanding policies highlighted by its new bag fees and charges for seat selection. Now, the ...

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 ...

Southwest Airlines has officially provided an end date for its well-known open seating policy: Starting July 29, 2025, ...

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 ...

Chase and Southwest Airlines have refreshed personal and business Rapid Rewards cards, raising annual fees while adding bag, ...

Southwest’s fees are aligned with other carriers’ prices. Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United Airlines all charge between $35 to $40 for the first checked bag.

The airline estimated in September that charging bag fees would bring in about $1.5 billion a year but cost the airline $1.8 billion in lost business from customers who chose to fly Southwest ...