"Bags fly free" was a staple slogan for the airline, which trademarked the phrase in 2012. Members of Southwest's top-tier ...

Southwest Airlines will begin charging customers a fee to check bags. It's a significant change for the budget carrier, which ...

Southwest, which flies out of Bradley International Airport, is ending its "bags fly free" policy at the end of May.

The carrier announced Tuesday that it will begin charging certain passengers to check their luggage on flights, a significant ...

Southwest Airlines announced Tuesday that it plans to end its decades-long practice of offering two free checked bags to every customer.

There will be exceptions: Customers who have a Southwest Airlines co-branded credit card can get one bag for free, and ...

Southwest Airlines is set to end its longstanding 'bags fly free' policy, triggering significant backlash from passengers. Starting May 28, the airline will charge for checked bags, with only ...

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.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Southwest Airlines will no longer allow bags to fly free. The airline announced Tuesday that it will begin ...

Emmy Award-winning journalist Kris Van Cleave is the senior transportation correspondent for CBS News based in Phoenix, Arizona, where he also serves as a national correspondent reporting for all ...

airline executives described the bags-fly-free as the most important feature in setting Southwest apart from rivals. All other leading U.S. airlines charge for checked luggage, and Wall Street has ...

Southwest Airlines announced today that it will begin charging for checked bags for the first time in its half-century of ...