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

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines announced it would do away with its “bags fly free” policy. With many of its ...

‘Check-in chicken’ is a kind of game that has gone viral on social media where travellers deliberately wait until the last possible moment to check in, hoping to score an unsold premium seat instead ...

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

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