Southwest Airlines will begin charging for checked bags on new reservations starting May 28th. The fees will be $35 for the first bag and $45 for a second.

Southwest Airlines will begin charging for checked bags on new reservations starting May 28th. The fees will be $35 for the first bag and $45 for a second.

NEW ORLEANS — Starting Wednesday, Southwest Airlines is ending one of its most popular perks — free checked bags. For years, passengers who flew Southwest Airlines could travel with luggage ...

Southwest Airlines will start charging for checked bags on new reservations starting May 28. The fees will be $35 for the first bag and $45 for a second.

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The airline estimated in September that charging bag fees would bring in about $1.5 billion a year but cost the airline $1.8 billion in lost business from customers who chose to fly Southwest ...

It's a $300 million gamble. Last year, Southwest said its "rigorous research" found it would lose that much in market share if it started charging bag fees.