When will Southwest Airlines charge for bags, change seating policies?
Southwest Airlines will soon begin charging for checked baggage and assigning seating. Here are the start dates for those changes.
Southwest Airlines risks losing customers over new bag policy, expert says
Dallas, Texas-based Southwest Airlines announced this week that it will be ending its long-standing policy that two bags fly free for every ticketholder.
Southwest Airlines is charging for checked bags. Will loyal flyers stick around?
Southwest Airlines, known for free bags and open seating, is overhauling policies, leaving loyalists questioning if it’s still the airline they loved.
Goodbye to 'bags fly free' on Southwest, the last airline freebie in America
Alford, who is planning to move to New York City later this year, said she would "definitely" consider taking another airline now. Southwest's customer-friendly policies have survived recessions, oil price spikes and even the Covid-19 pandemic,
For US airlines, it’s no longer ‘bags fly free;’ it’s now ‘bags fly for a fee’
For a number of reasons, airfare prices have gone up and amenities like luggage check-in have are no longer free. Don’t expect that to change soon because the problems facing airlines
Southwest Airlines ends free checked luggage for most people: Do you still qualify?
Southwest Airlines is ending its long-standing free checked bag policy for most passengers. Here are the details.
Southwest Ditches Free Bags, Heads to Assigned Seating
Southwest Airlines announced on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, a significant shift by discontinuing its iconic “Bags Fly Free” policy for most customers, a move timed just before the airline transitions to assigned seating in 2025-2026.
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Supply chain issues and certification of new first- and business-class seat models have delayed deliveries to airlines.
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Spirit Airlines is trying to rebrand as luxurious. Here’s what that means
Multiple signs point to Spirit Airlines looking to attract more affluent travelers. Here’s what their rebrand means.
Delta Air Lines shares first look at the future of air travel with new plane design
“Working with JetZero to realize an entirely new airframe and experience for customers and employees is bold and important ...
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Southwest Airlines is ending another signature perk. Here's what you need to know.
Southwest Airlines is ending one of its signature perks months after doing away with open seating. The low-cost airline, ...
United Airlines passenger’s bizarre first-class seat selection leaves people baffled: ‘What am I missing?’
Most flyers take pains to avoid sitting in the center — but one first-class passenger on United Airlines relayed a baffling case where a fellow flyer seemed set on a dreaded middle seat.