"Bags fly free" was a staple slogan for the airline, which trademarked the phrase in 2012. Members of Southwest's top-tier ...

But for more than 50 years, American consumers could count on Southwest Airlines letting them check bags for free.

There will be exceptions: Customers who have a Southwest Airlines co-branded credit card can get one bag for free, and ...

Southwest, which built years of advertising campaigns around its policy of letting passengers check up to bags for free, said ...

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

A reader says Southwest Airlines has lost its way, stripping its egalitarian status and destroying the advantages of flying ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Southwest Airlines will no longer allow bags to fly free. The airline announced Tuesday that it will begin ...

Southwest Airlines is ending its open seating policy and introducing bag fees as part of a major operational overhaul.

"Charging passengers for bags? You shouldn't be charging passengers for flights," comedian Drew Lynch said in a clip posted ...

Frequent flyers woke up to some turbulence on Tuesday morning. The iconic “Bags fly free” slogan for Southwest Airlines is ...

As recently as Southwest’s investor day in late September, airline executives described the bags-fly-free as the most important feature in setting Southwest apart from rivals. All other leading ...

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 ...