Dallas-based Southwest Airlines announced a major change to its longstanding bags fly free policy: checked bags, for the most part, would no

Southwest Airlines announced that it was ending its popular and longstanding "two bags fly free" policy. However, at the time, the airline did not disclose the cost of checking a bag. (At Southwest, flying with more than the previously allowed two free bags would have led to a $150 fee for additional luggage.

Earlier this year, the airline announced plans to end its trademark “bags fly free” policy to help shore up earnings.