In this week's air travel news, the "old" Southwest Airlines is slated to come to an end next week as the carrier kicks off a new policy that will make flying more expensive for many of its customers; ...

Southwest is banning the use of portable charging devices stored in a bag or overhead bin following incidents including a ...

Months after ditching its open seating policy, Southwest Airlines is ending its most recognizable perks: Free checked baggage. The airline will begin charging for the first and second checked bag ...

Emmy Award-winning journalist Kris Van Cleave is the senior transportation correspondent for CBS News based in Phoenix, Arizona, where he also serves as a national correspondent reporting for all ...

Southwest Airlines will begin charging for checked bags for most fares starting May 28, 2025. The change affects passengers flying on Basic, Wanna Get Away Plus and Anytime fares. Business Select ...

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 790—The family boarding ahead of me in the coveted A group waltzed right past the plane’s first five rows of seats. I knew better. I plopped into seat 5C for the ...

Southwest Airlines is adding a new Basic fare and will begin charging for baggage on May 28. The airline has also recently made changes including assigned seating, offering fares on Expedia ...

Southwest Airlines will begin charging customers to check their bags, ending a long-standing “bags fly free” policy that inspired loyalty and differentiated the brand from its competitors.

Southwest Airlines passengers Shaw (left) and Simeon Morris of Dallas pull their luggage to the car after arriving home at Love Field in Dallas, March 11, 2025. The airline announced today that ...

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines is going through an unprecedented period of transformation in the Dallas-based company's history. Over the last year, activist investor Elliott Management has taken ...

The U.S. carrier will be the first to implement a new lithium battery policy. Southwest Airlines is introducing a new rule, requiring passengers to keep power banks and portable charging devices ...

Southwest Airlines is restricting the use of power banks ... Last month, a Lufthansa Airbus A380 with 461 passengers had to divert to Boston when a passenger's tablet became stuck in a seat.