Bags fly free no more: Southwest Airlines to end free checked luggage policy

Austin (kxan) – Southwest Airlines will no longer allow bags to fly freely. The airline announced Tuesday that it will begin billing customers to check their packages in May. The airline will continue to offer two free check bags for quick rewards, as well as passengers flying A-List priority members and business-selection fares. A-list members […]
Southwest flight goes back to gate after passenger strips naked, bangs on cockpit doors

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Southwest Jet Aborts Landing After Near Miss with Another Plane Crossing Runway

A Southwest Airlines flight has halted its landing after nearly colliding with another plane crossing the runway at Chicago's Midway Airport Tuesday morning, video shows. This video shows the passenger plane (Flight 2504) almost lands before backing up and rising into the air. Earlier, we can see what NBC Chicago is described as a “fraudulent” […]
Southwest flight nearly misses collision at Chicago Midway International

Southwest Airlines flights will perform go-around operations when they come to land at Chicago Midway International Airport when a private jet began taxiing across the runway plane trail Tuesday morning. I was forced to. Video from the airport shows a southwest aircraft that lands almost on the runway on the runway to suddenly return and […]
Single-Day Migrant Apprehension Numbers on Southwest Border Fall Below 200

The arrests of immigrants along the southwest border with Mexico fell to historically low levels Friday, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Agents encountered 199 immigrants on Friday, compared to 4,393 people a year ago. Texas DPS spokesman Chris Olivares posted a report on X on Friday showing that he met 199 immigrants […]
Illegal Alien Apprehensions Along U.S. Southwest Border Plummeting

Anxious concerns about illegal foreigners along the southwestern US borders, according to a third fresh data in January. According to US Customs and Border Security statistics obtained by ABC News“There was a 61,465 anxiety along the southwest border in January, starting from 96,048 in December 2024.” January unfolded following President Donald Trump's inauguration on January […]
Southwest Airlines Announces 15% Corporate Staff Layoffs To Reduce Costs

Southwest Airlines jets are preparing to land on February 18, 2025 at Chicago, Illinois at Chicago Midway International Airport. The airline said it plans to layoff 1,750 employees and mark the first broad layoff in the company's history. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images) OAN Staff James Meyers11:12am – Wednesday, February 19th, 2025 Southwest Airlines cut 15% […]
Southwest to lay off 15% of corporate staff

Southwest Airlines has cut 15% of the corporate workforce and rapidly reduced overhead costs to become a “lean” company. The airline said the layoffs are primarily targeting corporate overhead and leadership positions. Careers strive to build a “slimier and more agile organization” under its transformation plan, which will affect 1,750 jobs, including 11 senior leadership […]
Southwest Airlines cutting 1,750 jobs

Southwest Airlines announced Monday it would cut 1,750 jobs in late April. “As we continue to work together to transform our company, our focused areas will maximize efficiency and minimize costs,” writes Bob Jordan, president and CEO of Southwest Airlines. . Monday's notes To the workers. “We need to have a lean organizational structure that […]
Southwest to cut 15% of corporate staff, including senior leadership positions

Jack Otter and the Panel discuss the popular downfall of Southwest Airlines and how to turn it around in “Baron's Round Table.” Southwest Airlines has cut 15% of the corporate workforce and rapidly reduced overhead costs to become a “lean” company. The airline said the layoffs are primarily targeting corporate overhead and leadership positions. Careers […]