Southwest Airlines announced Tuesday that it would start charging passengers to check bags for the first time. The offer of checking two bags for free has long been a popular foundation for the ...

Customers with the highest loyalty status will be spared from the fee, but others will have to pay for checked bags for flights booked from May 28. By Niraj Chokshi Southwest Airlines said on ...

Southwest Airlines boasts that its passengers' "bags fly free" — but not for long. Starting May 28 — just in time for the busy summer travel season — only Southwest's most elite Rapid ...

Read more here. In this era of flexible work hours and informal office dress codes, the leather briefcase has lost a lot of ground to outdoorsy backpacks and tattered tote bags. So to find some ...

Airlines use them as a bargaining chip to entice flyers into opening airline credit cards and earning elite status in loyalty programs by offering free checked bags. Some people avoid checking ...

Southwest Airlines LUV2.35%increase; green up pointing triangle plans to start charging for checked bags, a seismic shift that will boost revenue but potentially give its fiercely loyal passengers ...