The Texas-based carrier is adding baggage fees and attempting a turnaround just as the industry appears headed for a slump.

Fitch Ratings cuts Southwest Airlines' outlook to Negative, citing financial policy shifts, strategic risks, and economic ...

Southwest Airlines announced a controversial change that left travelers and fans of the airline weary. Southwest announced it ...

The carrier has not yet revealed what the cost will be of checking a bag. Southwest competitors Delta, United and American Airlines charge $35 per bag for travelers to check luggage. If you're ...

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

Nearly everything that made Southwest stand out from other airlines is changing ... 2025, including: Baggage fees: Fliers will pay for checked bags unless you have Rapid Rewards status (two ...

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

Southwest Airlines is known for a nearly 54-year tradition of letting economy passengers check two bags without charge. But ...

While each change can, in a vacuum, improve financials, and Southwest can do its best to keep that quirky culture, airlines are a complicated web of real people and logistics. Brown pointed out that ...

Frontier Airlines has seized the moment to position itself as the airline offering free checked bags at a time when Southwest ...

Southwest Airlines announced that it will change its decades-long free checked bags policy and start charging them, with some ...

It is rare for a company to alienate an entire customer base, but Southwest Airlines managed to do it in one foul swoop.” ...