These items can still be used during flights, but they need to be out of any baggage and remain in plain sight.

Southwest Airlines ( LUV -1.04%) has not yet seen a rebound in demand for travel, disappointing investors who had been hoping for a quick turnaround. Southwest shares fell as much as 4.5% when comments were made by the company's CFO before rebounding somewhat and trading down 1% as of 2:30 p.m. ET.

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines is counting down the final days of its universal free checked bags policy, giving travelers less than a week to book flights under the airline's longstanding baggage policy that allowed passengers two free checked bags with every ticket.

Southwest Airlines passengers who book before May 28 can still avoid checked bag fees, before the big change takes effect.

An anti-abortion Christian flight attendant asked the Fifth Circuit on Thursday to amend its ruling nixing religious-liberty training for three Southwest Airlines Co. lawyers to clarify that the rest of a lower court’s sanction order still stands.

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Southwest flyers took to Reddit to express their grievances about the missing food and beverage service during short-haul flights in California.

Southwest Airlines is about to implement a new safety measure that could shake up the industry. According to The Seattle Times, there have been 19 incidents on planes this year involving lithium-ion batteries.