Chicago Tribune8d
Southwest Airlines breaks with another tradition and checked bags will cost you now
Southwest Airlines said Tuesday that it will begin charging customers a fee to check bags, abandoning a decades-long practice that executives had described last fall as key to differentiating the ...
Business Insider8d
Southwest Airlines (LUV) Receives a Hold from Bernstein
In a report released today, David Vernon from Bernstein maintained a Hold rating on Southwest Airlines (LUV – Research Report), with a price target of $33.00. The company’s shares closed ...
Today7d
Southwest Airlines announces checked baggage fees: When it starts and what it could cost
Bags are no longer getting a free ride on Southwest Airlines. The carrier announced on March 11 that it will start charging passengers to check bags, ending a long-standing policy that allowed ...
People8d
Southwest Airlines Is Getting Rid of Another Beloved Perk — Here's What’s Changing and When
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty 2025 is a year of controversial changes for Southwest Airlines. After announcing that it was doing away with its loved-or-loathed open seating policy ...
Skift8d
Southwest’s Gamble: It’s Now Just Like Every Other Airline
Is Southwest catching up to its competition or is it losing its uniqueness? Southwest Airlines is adopting policies similar to other carriers, including bag fees and assigned seating. These ...
Dallas Morning News29d
Southwest Airlines exec key to turnaround effort is leaving
Southwest Airlines Ryan Green responds to questions during a news conference at the company's headquarters in Dallas, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)(Tony Gutierrez / AP ...
CNN8d
Southwest is getting rid of its most recognizable perk
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 ...
CBS News8d
Southwest Airlines to end free checked bags policy for first time in its 54-year history
Southwest Airlines boasts that its passengers' "bags ... "We are more than the logo on our planes," he said. "Our DNA isn't open seating, or even bags fly free. It's a dedication to service." ...
Business Insider8d
Southwest will charge for bags for the first time, months after saying it wouldn't
Southwest Airlines announced Tuesday that it would start charging passengers to check bags for the first time. The offer of checking two bags for free has long been a popular foundation for the ...
Business Insider10d
Bernstein Remains a Hold on Southwest Airlines (LUV)
In a report released yesterday, David Vernon from Bernstein maintained a Hold rating on Southwest Airlines (LUV – Research Report), with a price target of $31.00. The company’s shares closed ...
Business Insider22d
Some Southwest employees fear layoffs could kill the airline's famously free-spirited culture
Southwest Airlines has long billed itself as different from other carriers — but after the company's first-ever round of major layoffs, some employees say they worry it'll soon just become like ...