Southwest Airlines said Tuesday that it will begin charging customers a fee to check bags, abandoning a decades-long practice that executives had described last fall as key to differentiating the ...

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Southwest Airlines will be removing its free-check bag benefit from many fare classes. The airline will still provide free checked bags to its Business Select fare class, and other frequent flyer ...

A Southwest Airlines flight nearly took off from a taxiway instead of a runway on Thursday. According to the airline, flight 3278 from Orlando to Albany, New York, "stopped safely on a taxiway at ...

I’ve been critical of Southwest Airlines recently, as it’s dropped some of the key options that made passengers feel it was special. But, after considering some additional changes that became ...

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines comes through in the clutch after a young girl left her beloved stuffed animal behind on a recent trip to Dallas. Jessica and her daughter, Luna, were on their way ...

Southwest Airlines has modified the earning levels of points on several fare classes. The discount carrier will increase points of its expensive fares, and decrease points of its more affordable ...

Southwest Airlines will begin charging customers to check their bags, ending a long-standing “bags fly free” policy that inspired loyalty and differentiated the brand from its competitors.

David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty 2025 is a year of controversial changes for Southwest Airlines. After announcing that it was doing away with its loved-or-loathed open seating policy ...

Southwest is sunsetting another beloved perk. The airline on Tuesday said it will end its decades-old free bag check policy – another break from tradition as the company tries to ward off ...

A Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway, rather than a runway, at Orlando International Airport in Florida on Thursday before an air traffic controller stopped the plane ...