Southwest Airlines is ending its long-standing free checked bag policy for most passengers, starting May 28, 2025.
Southwest Airlines is ending its free checked bags policy for many passengers. Some experts think customer loyalty could ...
Southwest Airlines stunned customers on Tuesday by announcing a sudden shift: charging passengers for checked bags, a first ...
While several million bags end up getting lost or damaged by U.S. airlines every year, the overwhelming majority of checked baggage (some 480 million bags in 2023) are returned to their owners.
It’s the end of an era, as Southwest Airlines, known for being a low-budget carrier, announced it would start charging passengers for checked bags for tickets purchased on or after May 28.
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.