Passengers planning to fly on Southwest Airlines will have to pay for checked bags after the company ended the free-bag options for those paying basic fares. The new policy is set to take effect on ...

Southwest says the first checked bag will cost $35 and the second will cost $45. Here's what you need to know about the end to free bags.

You have just a few more days to buy a ticket on Southwest that includes free checked bags. Here's when the Southwest ...

It’s the last day to book a flight on Southwest Airlines without being hit with a fee to check bags after the airline abandoned a decades-long luggage policy.

Earlier this year, the airline announced plans to end its trademark “bags fly free” policy to help shore up earnings.

Starting on Wednesday, those booking flights through Southwest airlines will no longer have access to one of airline’s greatest benefits, free checked baggage.

(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) Bags don’t fly free with Southwest any longer. In March, Dallas-based Southwest Airlines announced a major change to its longstanding bags-fly-free policy ...

Starting Wednesday, free bags on Southwest will officially be a relic.

Farewell to “Bags Fly Free” One of the airline industry’s most recognizable perks is getting grounded. As of Wednesday, Southwest Airlines will begin charging most customers ...

The airline didn't charge for the first two checked bags for more than 50 years, before instituting the new policy.

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