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: Beginning in May 2025 , the airline ended its long-standing "bags fly free" policy for its lowest fare tiers, charging $35 for the first bag and $45 for the second .

: Southwest is moving away from purely point-to-point flying toward a hub-and-spoke model and is cutting roughly 30 underperforming routes in early 2026. Record-Long Flights southwest

: Some of its longest-duration flights connect the West Coast to Hawaii, such as San Jose (SJC) to Honolulu (HNL) at roughly 2,417 miles. : Beginning in May 2025 , the airline

: Scheduled for April 29, 2026 , from Dallas to Philadelphia. Fare Information and Rules - Southwest Airlines : Beginning in May 2025

: This is currently the airline's longest nonstop service within the Lower 48 states, covering 2,092 nautical miles (approximately 5–6 hours).