Southwest Airlines Is Ending Its Beloved Free Checked Bags Policy
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The airline was the last major U.S. carrier to allow free checked bags for all passengers, a policy it held for more than 50 years.
Southwest Airlines is scrapping another one of its longstanding, popular policies: free checked bags for all passengers.
The airline announced Tuesday that starting May 28, it will no longer automatically allow all passengers two free checked bags upon boarding, ending the hallmark “bags fly free” policy that has flown in the face of all other major U.S. carriers.
The decision follows Southwest ending its open seating policy, another popular feature among its most loyal customers, last year in a bid to boost revenue.
Customers who make bookings after the May deadline will have to pay for two pieces of checked luggage unless they have the airline’s top loyalty status or purchase tickets for the airline’s most premium seating, Business Select.
Customers who use a Southwest credit card or book the airline’s second-most premium seating will receive one free checked bag, the airline said.
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