The ratings agency put the airline on “negative” outlook, saying the company could become less financially conservative.

That’s the very sentimental view of a new story that’s emerged out of Southwest Airlines, which for many years had a unique advantage that most passengers never would have noticed, although they ...

Southwest is sunsetting another beloved perk. The airline on Tuesday said it will end its decades-old free bag check policy – another break from tradition as the company tries to ward off ...

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines is going through an unprecedented period of transformation in the Dallas-based company's history. Over the last year, activist investor Elliott Management has taken ...

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.

Months after ditching its open seating policy, Southwest Airlines is ending its most recognizable perks: Free checked baggage. The airline will begin charging for the first and second checked bag ...

I’ve been critical of Southwest Airlines recently, as it’s dropped some of the key options that made passengers feel it was special. But, after considering some additional changes that became ...

By Steve Knopper For years, singer-songwriter Sierra Hull has checked two bags of music gear for free as part of a longstanding Southwest Airlines policy allowing two free checked bags per passenger.

A Southwest Airlines flight nearly took off from a taxiway instead of a runway on Thursday. According to the airline, flight 3278 from Orlando to Albany, New York, "stopped safely on a taxiway at ...

A Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway — rather than a runway — at a central Florida airport on Thursday before an air traffic controller stopped the plane, officials said.

Southwest Airlines will begin charging customers a fee to check bags, abandoning a decades-long practice that executives had described last fall as key to differentiating the budget carrier from ...

A Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway, rather than a runway, at Orlando International Airport in Florida on Thursday before an air traffic controller stopped the plane ...