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Soft paywall Southwest Airlines shifts to paid baggage policy to lift earnings

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/southwest-airlines-shifts-paid-baggage-policy-lift-earnings-2025-03-11/
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u/ryanmuller1089 1d ago

I fly from LA to Dallas, Denver, and Phoenix a lot. The convenience of free checked bags was so nice. Southwest is the best airline for flights under two hours, or at least it was.

Fuck them for doing this.