But for more than 50 years, American consumers could count on Southwest Airlines letting them check bags for free.

Frequent flyers woke up to some turbulence on Tuesday morning. The iconic “Bags fly free” slogan for Southwest Airlines is ...

The carrier announced Tuesday that it will begin charging certain passengers to check their luggage on flights, a significant ...

For a number of reasons, airfare prices have gone up and amenities like luggage check-in have are no longer free. Don’t expect that to change soon because the problems facing airlines ...

Southwest Airlines is ending its long-standing policy of allowing two free checked bags, a move that has left many musicians ...

Southwest Airlines will begin charging customers a fee to check bags. It's a significant change for the budget carrier, which ...

Southwest, which flies out of Bradley International Airport, is ending its "bags fly free" policy at the end of May.

Southwest Airlines will start charging many customers for checked bags in late May, marking the end of a longtime perk for ...

"Bags fly free" was a staple slogan for the Dallas-based airline, which trademarked the phrase in 2012. Members of Southwest's top-tier A-List Preferred rewards status and Business Select fliers ...

Southwest Airlines is ending its beloved "bags fly free" policy. Here's when the new Southwest baggage fees start and who has ...

Southwest Airlines is grounding one of its most famous perks, marking a major shift in its identity after more than five ...

Southwest Airlines announced today that it will begin charging for checked bags for the first time in its half-century of ...