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Customers checking one bag will pay $45 starting on Thursday, while a second will now cost $55.
Southwest Airlines is raising checked baggage fees by $10 starting Thursday.
KEY POINTS
- Southwest ended its two free checked bags policy in May 2025 after decades of offering it.
- Only certain loyalty members, co-branded card holders, and active-duty military still get a free bag.
- Jet fuel prices have nearly doubled since the Iran war began, driving airline fee increases.
- Iran's repeated closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues to disrupt global oil and jet fuel supplies.
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