Starting on Wednesday, the Dallas-based carrier will charge customers $35 for their first checked bag and $45 for their second checked bag. The bag fee change will also apply to existing flight itineraries changed on or after May 28, Southwest confirmed to "Good Morning America."

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines announced a major change to its longstanding bags fly free policy: checked bags, for the most part, would no

Southwest Airlines is shaking up its travel policies by eliminating free checked bags, a move aimed at boosting revenue. Announced earlier this year, the change brings the carrier’s baggage fees in line with major competitors like Delta and American Airlines,