But for more than 50 years, American consumers could count on Southwest Airlines letting them check bags for free.

Southwest is getting plenty of feedback on its decision to abandon its longstanding "bags fly free" policy — and it's not ...

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

Southwest Airlines is ending its long-standing free checked bag policy for most passengers. Here are the details.

Dallas, Texas-based Southwest Airlines announced this week that it will be ending its long-standing policy that two bags fly ...

Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and JetBlue lowered guidance, as executives and investors digest signs of slowing air ...

Southwest Airlines, known for free bags and open seating, is overhauling policies, leaving loyalists questioning if it’s ...

Frequent fliers are in mourning after Southwest said it will stop allowing two free checked bags for everyone, putting an end ...

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

Southwest Airlines is set to start charging for checked bags for most passengers for the first time in its history.

Southwest Airlines will no longer allow bags to fly free. The airline announced Tuesday it will begin charging some customers ...

Now, Southwest Airlines is violating the $5 Chicken Rule. No, Southwest has never sold rotisserie chickens, but it has had quite a few identity-defining, loss-leading, customer-loving quirks through ...