Southwest Airlines' "bags fly free" policy is finally coming to an end. Southwest on Tuesday announced the first checked bag ...

Until now, it was the only major U.S. airline that allowed passengers to check two bags at no extra cost. On May 28, most ...

But that all changed with the rise of the budget airlines, says Jay Sorensen of US aviation consultancy IdeaWorks.It was in ...

Starting on Wednesday, the Dallas-based carrier will charge customers $35 for their first checked bag and $45 for their ...

Southwest Airlines has ended its decades-old “bags fly free” policy, where passengers were allowed two complimentary checked ...

Southwest Airlines will begin charging for checked ... Here's what to know about the Southwest baggage fee. Why did Southwest start charging for bags? Southwest CEO Bob Jordan said in a statement ...

Southwest Airlines will start charging $35 to check a bag for many passengers on reservations made on or after May 28.