Love it or hate it, Southwest Airlines is ditching open seating for assigned seats. Here's the latest on when Southwest seat assignments will start.

Southwest Airlines announced on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, a significant shift by discontinuing its iconic “Bags Fly Free” ...

Now, Southwest Airlines is violating the $5 Chicken Rule. No, Southwest has never sold rotisserie chickens, but it has had quite a few identity-defining, loss-leading, customer-loving quirks through ...

Southwest Airlines, known for free bags and open seating, is overhauling policies, leaving loyalists questioning if it’s ...

Southwest Airlines is set to start charging for checked bags for most passengers for the first time in its history.

Southwest Airlines is ending its free checked bags policy for many passengers. Some experts think customer loyalty could ...

Frequent fliers are in mourning after Southwest said it will stop allowing two free checked bags for everyone, putting an end ...

Dallas, Texas-based Southwest Airlines announced this week that it will be ending its long-standing policy that two bags fly ...

The carrier announced Tuesday that it will begin charging certain passengers to check their luggage on flights, a significant ...

Southwest will start charging customers to check bags, launch basic economy tickets in a bid to drive up revenue.

The carrier has not yet revealed what the cost will be of checking a bag. Southwest competitors Delta, United and American ...

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines has announced a slate of major changes, from the first mass layoffs in the airline’s history to ...