Expert: Will customers accept Southwest's new bag fees?

Name: Expert: Will customers accept Southwest's new bag fees?
Uploaded: 2025-03-12T15:47:54Z
Duration: 10 min 52 s
Description: Ben Mutzabaugh, managing editor at The Points Guy travel website, joined FOX 35's Garrett Wymer on FOX 35 NewS+ to discuss a number of changes Southwest Airlines announced this week. Southwest is going to charge a fee for checked bags, transition to assigned seating, offer lower-priced fares, and reduce how many points customers earn for flights to its rewards program.

Ben Mutzabaugh, managing editor at The Points Guy travel website, joined FOX 35's Garrett Wymer on FOX 35 NewS+ to discuss a number of changes Southwest Airlines announced this week. Southwest is going to charge a fee for checked bags, transition to assigned seating, offer lower-priced fares, and reduce how many points customers earn for flights to its rewards program.

Posted March 12, 2025 11:47am EDT