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Here's how much checked bags will now cost on Southwest as airline implements new policy

Name: Here's how much checked bags will now cost on Southwest as airline implements new policy
Uploaded: 2025-05-28T07:39:00-0400
Duration: 3 min 35 s
Description: As the busy summer travel season gets underway, so does Southwest's new checked bag policy. On all new bookings, the first checked bag will cost $35 and the second will be $45. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has more.

As the busy summer travel season gets underway, so does Southwest's new checked bag policy. On all new bookings, the first checked bag will cost $35 and the second will be $45. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has more.