Southwest Airlines starts charging many flyers to check bags this week

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Passengers check in for Southwest Airlines flights at Chicago Midway International Airport on Feb. 18, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Set your alarm. Southwest Airlines customers have only one day to go before the company starts charging to check bags for the first time in more than half a century. Starting […]


Southwest Airlines charging to check bags for first time

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Southwest is sunsetting another beloved perk. The airline on Tuesday said it will end its decades-old free bag check policy – another break from tradition as the company tries to ward off advances from activist investors. Southwest’s latest major change follows a monthslong campaign from Elliott Investment Management, which took a stake in the airline […]


E.V. Owners Don’t Pay Gas Taxes. So, Many States Are Charging Them Fees.

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Owners of electric cars in Vermont recently got a letter from the Department of Motor Vehicles with some bad news. Starting Jan. 1 they would have to pay $178 a year to register their cars, twice as much as owners of vehicles with internal combustion engines. In imposing the higher fee, Vermont became the latest […]