Southwest Airlines It is promoted as the airline that “loves” its customers, but has changed your mind about its “free flight bags” policy.
Southwest has long been the only domestic airline where each passenger, regardless of their status, rates class or even credit cards in their wallet, can check two bags for free. But the Dallas -based airline announced on Tuesday that as of May 28, most passengers will have to Pay for the bags reviewed when they fly to the southwest.
This is the last of a series of next changes that also includes assigned seats (BAD), a new rewards of rewards (BAD) and an international airline association (good). It is disappointing, to say at least, but there are still some ways to avoid paying for controls to controls when it flies towards the southwest.
This is what you need to know about the new policy, including how to avoid the new Southwest marked bags rates.
Southwest Revised Bag Policy
For reserves made before May 28, their first two reviewed bags will continue to fly freely if they fit within the allowed weight and size limits. This applies to all types of rates.
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For reservations made as of May 28, most southwest passengers will have to pay to check a bag. According to the new policy, Southwest Rapid rewards the members of list A and Southwest Rapid Rewards credit card holders You will get a free reviewed bag, and the favorite members of the Rapid Rewards List A and passengers who buy a selected business rate will continue to release their first two reviewed bags.
All other passengers will have to pay for the reviewed bags.
How to avoid southwest luggage rates
With these changes, most southwest passengers must pay for sheds. Here are some tips to reduce or avoid that rate completely.
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Get a southwest rapid rewards credit card
If you have one of the Cobranded Southwest credit cards, you can still get your first free bag. This benefit will be extended to up to eight guests that fly in the same reservation.
Related: Current offers of the southwest card
Southwest offers several personal and presentation cards. If you are looking for a card with a low annual rate, the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus credit card It has an annual rate of $ 69 and comes with additional advantages like two free Check-Ins early annually and a bonus of 3,000 points on each anniversary of a member.
If it is a frequent southwest steering wheel, you can get even more benefits from Priority credit card southwest rapid rewards®. This card has an annual rate of $ 149, but it comes with a higher gain rate in southwest purchases, an annual loan of $ 75 southwest, four improved thoughts per year and a 7,500 points bonus on each anniversary of members, among other benefits.
Both cards will ensure that their first registered bag is free when flying with southwest.
The status of the southwest list or list A wins from the list A
Passengers with elite status will still get at least one free recorded bag in the southwest. The members of the list A will obtain their first free bag, and the favorite members of the list A will obtain two.
The good news for the members of List A is that many of the next Southwest changes reward the elite status holders. Once southwest opens Assigned seats and premium seatsThe members of the list A may select standard standard lubrication seats in the reserve and the extra -labor seats within 48 hours after the exit at no additional cost. The favorite members of the list A will be able to select among all seats, including the extravagation seats, in the reserve for free.
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To qualify, you must take a certain number of southwest flights or earn a certain number of level qualification points per year. You can win TQP on flights or spend on one COBRANDED SOUTHWEST CREDIT CARDS.
Here we show you how to qualify for each level:
- List a: 20 unidirectional rating flight segments or 3,000 level rating points
- A-Lista A Preferred: 40 unidirectional rating flight segments or 70,000 level rating points
A handful of credit cards Cobranded Southwest can also give it an impulse of 1,500 TQPS to the status of the A list for every $ 5,000 spent annually, without limit for the amount of TQP you can win:
When combined with frequent southwest flights and/or credit card expenses, this can give it a decent head to obtain the status of List A.
The information for the premier credit card of Southwest Rapid Rewards has been independently collected by the type of points. The details of the card on this page have not been reviewed or provided by the card issuer.
Pay your luggage with a travel rewards card
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Pack everything in hand luggage
With Southwest’s hand guidelines, he is allowed to a handbag and a small personal article, all without additional fee. Southwest has pet operators such as their personal article or hand, and must also pay an additional pet rate in the cabin.
Its hand article can be stored in the upper compartment on the plane and should not have more than 24 inches long by 16 inches wide by 10 inches high.
Personal items include wallets, briefcases, backpacks, camera bags, laptop bags, blankets and pillows (excluding neck pillows). These smaller items can be stored under the seat in front of you and should not have more than 16.25 inches long by 13.5 inches wide by 8 inches high (since that is the size of the space under the southwest seats).
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There are some articles that Southwest does not count as personal items or hand items. In addition to your personal and hand items, you can also bring the following on board at no additional cost:
- A child restriction system
- Assistance/mobility devices for people with disabilities (there is no limit for the amount of assistance/mobility devices that can be incorporated)
- External garments or other portable clothing items
- Disposable containers food
- Walking or umbrella booth
Southwest Checked Bag and Weight Limits
When flying to the southwest, each marked bag must weigh 50 pounds or less and have 62 inches of size (the sum of the length, width and bag height) or smaller.
The airline has Specific guidelines for sports equipment and large or overweight itemsBut these will change on May 28. Here are the current guidelines:
Sports team
Southwest allows skis, golf bags and even surf boards fly as pictures whenever they do not exceed height and weight requirements. For the snow team, a couple of skis or snowboarding, a post game and a couple of ski/snowboard boots are allowed. You can pack them in one or two bags and will only count as a reviewed bag.
If your sports team weighs more than 50 pounds or is more than 62 inches, you will be subject to the overweight and large luggage rates of Southwest.
Southwest luggage rates overweight and large
If your bag is heavier or larger than the allowed, Southwest will charge you $ 150 per bag in each direction for bags between 51 and 70 pounds, and $ 200 per bag for bags of bags between 71 and 100 pounds. The bags between 63 and 80 inches of total size will incur a $ 200 rate per bag.
There are twice that Southwest will renounce the luggage rate overweight or large:
- You are a member of the army that travels in orders for active or permanent change.
- You are reviewing large media camera equipment.
However, you must send any bag that weighs more than 100 pounds or exceeds 80 inches (the sum of the length, width and bag height) as a load. In addition, no passenger (including military members of active duty) can verify more than 20 pieces of luggage per flight.
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Since its inception, Southwest has had one of the best luggage policies, until now. As of May 28, most travelers will be trapped by paying for the reviewed bags. But these tips can help relieve the pocket cost (and emotional bite), and some may even generate additional travel advantages.
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