Southwest Airlines for flights booked on or after May 28 will end its "two bags fly free" policy and begin to charge most travelers for first- and second-checked bags, the company announced Tuesday.

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It's the end of a (free) era: Southwest Airlines will begin charging for checked bags at the end of May.

Southwest Airlines is ending its policy of offering every customer two free checked bags as it faces heavy pressure from an ...

Southwest Airlines is ending its long-standing free checked bag policy for most passengers, starting May 28, 2025.

Attention Southwest Airlines passengers: you will soon no longer automatically get two free checked bags on flights.

Less than a year ago, the Dallas-based airline announced it was doing away with another tradition, the open-boarding system ...

Southwest Airlines will be removing its free-check bag benefit from many fare classes. The airline will still provide free ...

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Attention Southwest Airlines passengers: you will soon no longer automatically get two free checked bags on flights.

The changes include bag charges, more restrictions and fewer points for basic economy, expiration dates on credits, and ...