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Southwest Airlines has updated its checked bag policy, and passengers will start paying extra tomorrow. Southwest has long allowed passengers to bring a guaranteed free checked bag, but that is changing tomorrow as the airline adopts a new policy.
Southwest will continue to offer two free checked bags to Rapids Rewards A-List Preferred Members and customers traveling on Business Select fares. It will offer one free checked bag to A-List members and other select customers, according to a Southwest newsroom release. The airline will credit one checked bag to Rapid Rewards Credit Cardmembers.
Southwest Airlines ends its free checked bags policy starting May 29, implementing $35-45 fees while preserving perks for premium customers and loyalty members.
Starting on Wednesday, the Dallas-based carrier will charge customers $35 for their first checked bag and $45 for their second checked bag. The bag fee change will also apply to existing flight itineraries changed on or after May 28, Southwest confirmed to "Good Morning America."
Southwest Airlines flyers warned of final day before decades-old policy change - Southwest had built campaigns around its policy of letting passengers check up to two bags for free
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.