Southwest

: Beginning in May 2025 , the airline ended its long-standing "bags fly free" policy for its lowest fare tiers, charging $35 for the first bag and $45 for the second .

: Southwest is moving away from purely point-to-point flying toward a hub-and-spoke model and is cutting roughly 30 underperforming routes in early 2026. Record-Long Flights southwest

On , Southwest unveiled "Independence One," a Boeing 737 MAX 8 with a special livery celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States. : Beginning in May 2025 , the airline

: Features a red, white, and blue scheme with "1776" written in quill script and 13 stars representing the original colonies. : Beginning in May 2025

: Scheduled for April 29, 2026 , from Dallas to Philadelphia. Fare Information and Rules - Southwest Airlines