Aviation blogs are abuzz this week with changes that Southwest has quietly ... trouble could be brewing among the ranks of Transportation Security Administration officers at the nation’s ...

Travelers who claim to be loyal customers of Southwest are sounding off after the airline announced changes Tuesday to its popular passenger perk. The Texas-based carrier revealed several changes ...

In the latest air travel news, Southwest Airlines has posted details of the restrictions attached to its new “Basic” fare category coming in late May; the Federal Aviation Administration reinstates ...

In addition to two major crashes, airlines point to the uncertain economic future, plummeting government travel and ...

Several airlines are tightening rules on carrying lithium batteries on planes following a series of overheating and fire ...

By Steve Knopper For years, singer-songwriter Sierra Hull has checked two bags of music gear for free as part of a longstanding Southwest Airlines policy allowing two free checked bags per passenger.

A Southwest Airlines flight was stopped in Florida after the aircraft tried to take off from a taxiway instead of a runway in ...

A Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway, rather than a runway, at Orlando International Airport in Florida ...

Southwest Airlines said Tuesday that it will begin charging customers a fee to check bags, abandoning a decades-long practice that executives had described last fall as key to differentiating the ...