A reader wants to know why San Antonio leaders are fighting so hard to deny Southwest Airlines a few gates in the city’s ...

Southwest Airlines will switch up its boarding process in a big way once the carrier shifts to assigned seating.

Airport operators said the travel hub would be shuttered until midnight on Friday after a fire in an electrical substation ...

Southwest Airlines used to be a different kind of airline: free bags, grab whichever seat you like, use a coupon for a beer and then sit back and prepare to ...

Southwest Airlines could lose a portion of leisure travelers to rivals with its latest decision to start charging for checked bags, according to an industry expert. It was a policy – along with ...

Southwest Airlines used to be a different kind of airline: free bags, grab whichever seat you like, use a coupon for a beer ...

It took 18 years, but this week the final “ridiculous” domino fell. For more than 50 years, Southwest Airlines never charged for first two checked bags. The carrier even trademarked the phrase ...

Southwest Airlines used to be a different kind of airline: free bags, grab whichever seat you like, use a coupon for a beer ...

Southwest Airlines LUV0.81%increase; green up pointing triangle plans to start charging for checked bags, a seismic shift that will boost revenue but potentially give its fiercely loyal passengers ...

Southwest Airlines will soon end its popular “bags fly free” policy, the carrier announced in an email to customers Tuesday morning. Beginning May 28, only Southwest's highest-tier Rapid ...

Bob Jordan, President, CEO, and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors at Southwest Airlines, emphasized the importance of these strategic shifts: “We have tremendous opportunity to meet ...

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.