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Several major U.S. airlines dialed back their quarterly financial expectations as the industry contends with softer demand from economic uncertainty and other factors.

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Southwest (LUV) saw its shares surge in the last session with trading volume being higher than average. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions may not translate into further price increase in the near term.

Southwest Airlines is ending its free baggage policy, and its competitors smell opportunity. United and Delta's CEOs talked about what the change means for them on Tuesday.

A day after Delta Air Lines cut its guidance, citing lower U.S. consumer confidence, three more airlines made similar comments about the current macroeconomic environment. In presentations made Tuesday (March 11) at the J.P.

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Southwest Airlines said Tuesday it will charge for checked bags for the first time in its more than half-century of flying. The carrier is under increasing pressure from Elliott Investment Management, which has called for drastic changes to the company's business model.

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Southwest Airlines will begin charging passengers for some checked luggage, ending a free-bag policy that has been a hallmark of the carrier since its founding more than five decades ago. Customers will be charged for their first and second checked bags unless they hold top-tier loyalty status or are traveling on a business fare.

Southwest Airlines (LUV 6.71%) is making a number of moves designed to boost profitability, including abandoning its decades-long practice of not charging for checked bags.