Southwest Airlines, checked bags

Southwest Airlines risks losing customers over new bag policy, expert says
Dallas, Texas-based Southwest Airlines announced this week that it will be ending its long-standing policy that two bags fly free for every ticketholder.
Goodbye to 'bags fly free' on Southwest Airlines, the last freebie in America
Southwest will start charging for checked bags for the first time in its 50 years of flying. Thousands of Southwest customers complained about the loss of the free checked bags. Southwest shares jumped this week after it announced the fees,
Southwest Airlines to start charging for checked bags. What it means for upcoming flights
The changes that go into effect on May 28 eliminates Southwest's long-standing practice of offering two free checked bags to every customer.
Southwest flyers fire back over airline ending free checked bag policy
Southwest Airlines will end its decades-old policy allowing "bags to fly free" as their marketing put it. Starting in May, passengers will be required to pay for checked bags. Travelers who claim to be loyal customers of Southwest are sounding off after the airline announced changes Tuesday to its popular passenger perk.
Here's when bags no longer fly free at Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines is ending its open seating policy and introducing bag fees as part of a major operational overhaul.
Southwest ditches ‘bags fly free’ policy in end of era for airline
Southwest Airlines Co. will begin charging passengers for some checked luggage, ending a free-bag policy that has been a hallmark of the carrier since its founding more than five decades ago.
Southwest Airlines to start charging for checked bags
Last year, the Dallas-based airline announced it was doing away with another tradition, the open-boarding system.
How Southwest’s new baggage policy reveals a “fight for the future”
Southwest‘s iconic blue, red and yellow planes may still be recognizable in the sky after its recent moves — but underneath, the company will operate a lot more like its competition in the skies. Only time will tell whether that’s a good or bad thing.
With Southwest reversing long-held policy, are there any Nashville airport airlines that won't charge for bags?
With Southwest out of the free checked bags game, are there other airlines that offer that service in Nashville?
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Rival airline execs weigh in on Southwest changing free bag policy: 'It’s the slaying of a sacred cow'
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