Southwest on May 28 will start selling basic economy tickets and charging for checked bags for the first time in its history.

Southwest Airlines ends free checked bags, introducing fees starting May 28, with exemptions for certain members.

Southwest ends its iconic "bags fly free" policy, implementing a US$35 fee for the first checked bag and US$45 for the second ...

Less than 24 hours before it goes into effect, details of Southwest Airlines' new pricing structure have started to emerge.

Bags will no longer fly free on Southwest Airlines. The carrier announced Tuesday ... But the newly announced checked bag fee represents a major about-face for one of the largest carriers in ...

Southwest Airlines is ditching its longstanding policy ... per The Associated Press — will be allowed one checked bag. Southwest CEO Robert Jordan cited shareholder value and revenue growth ...

For more than 50 years, Southwest Airlines never charged for first two ... Within hours of the bag fee announcement, LUV’s stock went up 8%. Isn’t that what flying is all about these days?

The fee is typically higher for a second bag. The bag fees may come as a shock to customers, after Southwest long pledged to hold onto the rare perk. The bag fees may come as a shock to customers ...

Southwest Airlines trolled the Dallas Mavericks over ... but the airline has faced backlash after revealing it would begin applying a bag fee on May 28. The Dallas-based carrier has recently ...

Southwest Airlines said Tuesday that it will begin charging customers a fee to check bags ... The airline estimated in September that charging bag fees would bring in about $1.5 billion a year ...