The company told CNBC Monday morning the change will start on January 27, 2026. Southwest is also ending its two free checked ...

Southwest Airlines passengers will get assigned seats for the first time, marking a major shift in the carrier’s business ...

Southwest Airlines no longer includes two free checked bags for all fares. Here’s who still qualifies, how much fees cost, ...

Southwest plans to start flying with seat assignments on Jan. 27, ending more than half a century of open seating.

The assigned seating era at Southwest Airlines has a date, ending more than 50 years of the pick-your-spot philosophy that ...

Southwest Airlines has made a lot of unpopular changes over the past several months, ending its longstanding "bags fly free" ...

Southwest Airlines is ending its open seating policy after more than 50 years. Passengers will soon be able to select seats for flights taking off Jan. 27 and beyond.

While not the fanciest option, many frugal flyers held Southwest Airlines as their first choice due to its free checked bags ...

Southwest Airlines, long praised for its "Bags Fly Free" policy, announced in March it would end free checked baggage for ...

A passenger repacks a bag while checking in for a Southwest Airlines flight at Los Angeles International Airport ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in Los Angeles, California, November 25, 2020.

business Airlines. Southwest Airlines surveys customers on ‘bags fly free’ policy Bags fly free is one of Southwest’s many famous perks that have stayed with the airline for over 50 years.