Baggage handlers in the hold, upper left, and hidden at right, load checked luggage aboard a Southwest Airlines jet as a tram carrying more bags passes in the foreground at Los Angeles International Airport on Aug. 11, 2006. (Photo: REED SAXON, AP)
The bags are safe. Beyond that, however, Southwest Airlines might start charging fees for other things in the foreseeable future.
CEO Gary Kelly told analysts and reporters Wednesday he has “no thought whatsoever” to starting charging bag or change fees. Southwest markets its lack of those fees to help it stand out against its more fee-heavy rivals.
“We have a unique and beloved position in the industry with this approach,” Kelly said. “We would be foolish to squander it.”
But as Southwest seeks to meet revenue goals it missed in 2016, Kelly said ancillary fees for other items may be on the menu as a potentially significant source of revenue.
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