Southwest Airlines will end its decades-long policy of free checked bags and will now require customers to pay for luggage.

Southwest revealed to customers on Tuesday that moving forward, it will charge $35 for a first checked bag and $45 for a second, applying the usual weight and size restrictions.

Some customers will still enjoy baggage privileges after the change. Southwest credit card holders will continue to receive one free checked bag for themselves and up to eight passengers on the same ...

Tuesday was the last day to book a flight on Southwest Airlines without being hit with a fee to check bags after the company ...

Southwest will charge $35 for a first checked bag and $45 for a second checked bag, but some customers will be exempt from the fees.

Tuesday was the last day to book a flight on Southwest Airlines without being hit with a fee to check bags after the airline abandoned ...

It’s the last day to book a flight on Southwest Airlines without being hit with a fee to check bags after the airline abandoned a decades-long luggage policy that executives had described ...

Southwest Airlines has made major changes to its policies in recent months, with almost all of them going into effect Wednesday. Here’s what to know.