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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 ...

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

Starting May 28, that will only apply to Southwest Rapid Rewards A-List Preferred Members and the Business Select class.

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The Dallas-based airline announced that starting on May 28, most passengers will have to begin paying to check their bags.

Last year, the airline announced plans to do away with another uniquely Southwest policy: its open, no-assigned-seats ...

"Clearly, there are some customers who chose them because of that, and now those customers are up for grabs," said Delta's ...

For Southwest Airlines passengers, a more than 50-year perk is ending as flyers will now be charged for checked bags.

Southwest officials in the release said the changes are "aimed to deepen and reward loyalty between Southwest and its most ...

It's the end of an era. Free checked bags will soon be a thing of the past for some Southwest Airlines customers.