Southwest Airlines Will Begin Charging for Checked Bags, Ending a Beloved Policy

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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 for the first time

  In a major policy shift, Southwest Airlines will begin charging for some checked bags starting May 28. This marks the first time in the airline's 54-year history that passengers will face baggage ...
  
  CBS News - 16h

• 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 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 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 ...
  
  CBS News - 13h
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  Southwest Airlines will charge to check bags for the first time, launch basic economy tickets

  It’s happening: Southwest Airlines will start charging passengers to check bags for the first time.
  
  NBC News - 18h
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  Southwest Airlines Just Announced an End to Its Most Beloved Perk. It’s Truly the End of an Era

  After five decades, the airline is eliminating free checked bags for most passengers.
  
  Inc. - 17h

• 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.
  
  CBS News - 12h

• Southwest Airlines as we know it is over. Here's what's changing, from bag fees to basic economy

  Southwest will start charging customers to check bags, launch basic economy tickets in a bid to drive up revenue.
  
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