Southwest Airlines Just Announced an End to Its Most Beloved Perk. It’s Truly the End of an Era

• Southwest Airlines will charge to check bags for the first time, launch basic economy tickets

  Southwest is getting rid of its policy for free checked bags, ending a more than 50-year perk.
  
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• Southwest Airlines ending free checked bags policy for many passengers

  Southwest Airlines is ending its free checked bags policy for many passengers. Some experts think customer loyalty could suffer.
  
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  Southwest Airlines Will Begin Charging for Checked Bags, Ending a Beloved Policy

  Customers with the highest loyalty status will be spared from the fee, but others will have to pay for checked bags for flights booked from May 28.
  
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  Bags fly free no more: Southwest Airlines to end free checked luggage policy

  Southwest Airlines will no longer allow bags to fly free. The airline announced Tuesday it will begin charging some customers who check baggage in May.
  
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• Southwest Airlines to start charging for checked bags

  On May 28, Southwest Airlines will start charging most of its customers for checked bags for the first time in its history. Flyers who are part of the company's A-List Preferred program and those ...
  
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• Why Southwest Airlines is changing its checked bag policy

  Southwest Airlines is changing its "bags fly free" policy in hopes of attracting customers to sign up for the Southwest-branded credit card. CBS News' Janet Shamlian reports.
  
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