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A new pricing regime was the wind lifting Southwest Airlines (LUV 5.53%) stock on Tuesday. On the news that the company is falling in line with a current standard in the airline industry, investors lapped up its shares, to the point where they closed the trading day more than 5% higher in price.
It ends a six-decade run of bags flying free. Transcript: After nearly 60 years of service, Southwest Airlines is officially getting rid of something its customers love: free checked bags.
Southwest Airlines will begin charging for checked bags, breaking from its long-standing policy, and launching a basic fare to enhance profitability and customer reach.
Southwest Airlines' (LUV) decades-long "two bags fly free" era is coming to an end tomorrow.
The airline is about to bring its ‘bags fly free' policy to an end after 54 years. But there's still time to avoid the fees on your next trip.
The airline this week will start charging for checked luggage. A second bag will cost $45.
Southwest Airlines was a paradigm of operational excellence in the airline industry prior to the pandemic. Since the pandemic, ballooning costs and capital expenditures have created significant headwinds for the company. Imagining a realistic path of getting from the current situation back to pre-pandemic operational levels is simply too hard, in my opinion.
DALLAS , May 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) has been invited to speak at the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference. Bernstein will be webcasting the audio presentation live, and a link to the webcast will be made available via the Investor Relations homepage on the Southwest Airlines website.
Southwest Airlines (LUV -0.82%) has not yet seen a rebound in demand for travel, disappointing investors who had been hoping for a quick turnaround.
Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV ) Wolfe Global Transportation and Industrials Conference May 22, 2025 10:35 AM ET Company Participants Tom Doxey - EVP and CFO Conference Call Participants Unidentified Company Representative All right. We're going to get going with our next session with Southwest Airlines.