The "Bags Fly Free" policy for Southwest officially ended after it began when the Dallas-based airline was founded in 1971. Starting on Wednesday, May 28, most passengers will have to pay $35 for ...

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 last ...

is about to roll back its free checked bag perk. In March, the airline announced that customers are no longer "allowed two free checked bags," ending their popular "Bags Fly Free" policy.