Southwest Airlines to end free bags policy Southwest Airlines will end its decades-old policy allowing "bags to fly free" as their marketing put it.

Southwest Airlines will end its decades-old policy allowing "bags to fly free" as their marketing put it. Starting in May, passengers will be required to pay for checked bags.

Southwest Airlines is moving forward with a notable change at a major airport this summer.

FILE - Luggage is finished being loaded onto a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 airplane at Baltimore - Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on June 26, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Southwest installs 'third set of eyes' in cockpit Southwest Airlines is rolling out new technology in its Boeing 737 fleet. The goal? To make takeoffs and landings safer.