Checked luggage no longer feels automatic for many air travelers. Between rising bag fees, extra airport waiting, and the risk of delays or mishandling, more passengers are deciding that packing ...

Before embarking on your trip, learn smart packing tricks that help you avoid baggage fees at the airport, fit more in a ...

Even as overall baggage fees have increased, some of the nation’s biggest airlines aren’t collecting as much as they did a couple of years ago. Perhaps even more surprisingly, there’s been a sharp ...

Summer travel is in full swing after a record-breaking Memorial Day weekend. A massive 45.1 million Americans were predicted to travel at least 50 miles from their homes, with 3.61 million Americans ...

American Airlines passengers traveling with more than one checked bag will now pay an additional increased fee for the second bag, unless they pay the standard baggage fee in advance online before ...

SAN ANTONIO — Southwest Airlines has implemented new baggage fees, ending its long-standing policy of free checked bags for many passengers. As of Wednesday, checking a bag now costs $35, with a ...

Starting on May 28, most passengers on Southwest flights have to pay an additional baggage fee, a change from the company’s longstanding Bags Fly Free policy. Starting with flights booked on May 28, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Booking a plane ticket used to be simple: buy a fare, maybe pay for a checked bag, and you were set. Now, airfare comes layered ...

Photo Credit: Southwest Airlines operations in Denver, where a memo was sent to ground workers about the operational emergency. Southwest Airlines / Stephen M. Keller Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Skiing in new places is one of the coolest ways to travel, but it doesn't come without its own hassles. For one, traveling with ...

Amtrak, America's national passenger railroad company, is taking advantage of airlines announcing changes to coveted passenger perks. A few hours after Southwest announced it would no longer be ...