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Southwest Airlines, checked bag

U.S. News Money · 16h

No More Free Checked Bags on Southwest – Unless You Play Your (Credit) Cards Right

One of the most popular Southwest perks is flying off into the sunset, but here's how you can keep your access.

Southwest is adding baggage fees and credit card perks

If you don't have Southwest elite status, the cheapest option for getting a free checked bag will be the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus Credit Card. It has a $69 annual fee, which may be as much as the baggage fees for a round-trip flight.

Associated Press News on MSN · 2d

At Southwest Airlines, checked bags will no longer fly for free

Southwest Airlines will begin charging customers a fee to check bags. It's a significant change for the budget carrier, which built years of advertising campaigns around its policy of letting passengers check up to two bags for free.

Southwest Airlines, Travel Perk

CNET on MSN · 1d

Southwest Airlines Just Axed This Travel Perk, but There Are Still Ways to Get It for Free

Southwest Airlines will begin charging for checked bags at the end of May. Amid sinking profits, the budget airline announced in a press release Tuesday that it's ending its long-standing policy of allowing passengers to check two bags for free,

Southwest ending one of its most distinct perks

Two free checked bags will no longer be a perk for all Southwest fliers. The company announced it's new bag policy will take effect May 28.

The Boot on MSN · 1d

Southwest Airlines Does What They Said They Never Would + People Are Heated!

For 50 years, you could book a flight on Southwest Airlines and know that you would not have to pay to check your luggage. It was a luxury that the airline bragged about for years. Southwest has just announced a change in policy that will now charge you for your checked bags.

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Southwest Airlines risks losing customers over new bag policy, expert says

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

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Motorcyclist fatally struck on Stevenson Expressway on Southwest Side

The biker had gotten off his motorcycle while stopped in the middle lane when a car fatally hit him near Damen Avenue around ...

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Photo: Southwest Airlines Troll Mavs Over Luka Doncic Trade After Bag Policy Change

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Southwest Airlines shakeup: Who is Elliott Investment Management, the activist investor who called for changes at the airline?

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

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Spirit Airlines, fresh from bankruptcy, is ready to take on the new Southwest, CEO says

Spirit Airlines emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week, meeting its target to exit in the first quarter.

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Southwest shamelessly used the Luka Doncic trade to defend its new checked bag policy

Southwest Airlines has heard all the negativity surrounding the company's widely unpopular decision to begin charging for ...

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'The change is shocking': Houston travelers react to Southwest's new bag fees

The airline is also changing its reward points system so that customers earn fewer points on the cheapest flights, more ...

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Over 100 firefighters tackle massive blaze in Southwest Houston

Over 100 firefighters battled a three-alarm fire at Southwest Side Houston building on Wednesday.Houston Fire Department ...

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