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

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

A reader says Southwest Airlines has lost its way, stripping its egalitarian status and destroying the advantages of flying ...

Southwest, which built years of advertising campaigns around its policy of letting passengers check up to bags for free, said ...

The carrier announced Tuesday that it will begin charging certain passengers to check their luggage on flights, a significant ...

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

Southwest Airlines announced Tuesday that it plans to end its decades-long practice of offering two free checked bags to every customer.

Frequent flyers woke up to some turbulence on Tuesday morning. The iconic “Bags fly free” slogan for Southwest Airlines is ...

Southwest Airlines is ending its open seating policy and introducing bag fees as part of a major operational overhaul.

As recently as Southwest’s investor day in late September, airline executives described the bags-fly-free as the most important feature in setting Southwest apart from rivals. All other leading ...

Southwest Airlines will begin charging customers to check their bags, ending a long-standing “bags fly free” policy that inspired loyalty and differentiated the brand from its competitors.