{"id":264986,"date":"2025-05-31T08:08:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T08:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/airline\/at-southwest-bags-fly-for-35-or-45-for-a-second-flyertalk\/"},"modified":"2025-05-31T08:08:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T08:08:32","slug":"at-southwest-bags-fly-for-35-or-45-for-a-second-flyertalk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=264986","title":{"rendered":"At Southwest, Bags Fly for $35 (or $45 for a Second) \u2013 FlyerTalk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"img-container wp-caption thumbnail-area\" data-imgid=\"46178\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-expand-alt\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"620\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flyertalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Southwest-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy post-thumbnail wp-image-77504 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-imgid=\"46178\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flyertalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Southwest-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.flyertalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Southwest-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.flyertalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Southwest-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tSouthwest Airlines used to proudly advertise \u201cBags Fly Free.\u201d Effective Wednesday, May 28, 2025, bags now fly for an industry-standard fee.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf you\u2019re flying on Southwest Airlines, \u201cBags Fly Free\u201d only applies to itineraries booked before Wednesday, May 28, 2025.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/airlines\/southwest-airlines-sets-fee-for-first-checked-bag-at-35-767d6832?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=ASWzDAi965SZZaJ5Hs_tPhO-VnUVNHqY0sAGnPBas0ukCkseRa-XVoSpqMzfEXXLrGo%3D&amp;gaa_ts=6839003d&amp;gaa_sig=69QtFWYT9N1xnCQIPYcZqAQ5QiELL-bF9FFoD6epxTzBxLXhT0jG_W6-2RG9fLjgxLu6hUspG5xL8XyVUALTUw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Wall Street Journal<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reports the bag fees for all new itineraries will be $35 for the first bag, and $45 for the second bag.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Luggage Costs Go from Free to $80 for Two Bags<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For decades, Southwest made their reputation on the trademarked \u201cBags Fly Free.\u201d Although the in-air product changed, the two free checked bags remained something the carrier was set on keeping.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That all changed after the documented battle with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flyertalk.com\/articles\/southwest-elliott-settle-proxy-war-with-new-board.html\">activist investor Elliott Investment Management<\/a>, which led to several changes at the airline. Among them was changing the fare classes to include a basic economy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flyertalk.com\/articles\/southwest-becomes-last-airline-to-drop-free-checked-bags-for-everyone.html\">adding a fee for checked bags<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fee schedule was handed down in a message to employees. Prior to the quiet announcement, Southwest had not said how much their checked luggage service would cost.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Southwest\u2019s fee schedule is in line with the standard prices for checked luggage across legacy U.S. carriers. Certain flyers will still be allowed to travel with free checked baggage if they hold status or a credit card. A-List Preferred members will still get two free checked bags on their trips after earning the status with 40 qualifying one-way flights or 70,000 earned tier qualifying points in one calendar year. A-List elites and those with the Southwest Airlines credit card will only get one checked bag free.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southwest Airlines used to proudly advertise \u201cBags Fly Free.\u201d Effective Wednesday, May 28, 2025, bags now fly for an industry-standard fee. 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