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Small cats and dogs can fly in the cabimnfor $75 each way. “These new programs and processesa are just the starting point with additional initiativesd planned for laterthis year,” Southwest CEO Gary Kell y said in a “It is always our goal to be upfront with our customeras and to set the right customedr expectations. Our changes today associate a charge for itemss that are truly anextr service.” All pets must fit in a carrier that goes under the airplane which will count as the passenger’sx carry-on bag. Customers can beginh purchasing pet fares on June 1 for traveo beginningJune 17.
Southwest also is increasing its servic e charge to check a thir d bag or an overweight bag that weighs 51 to 70 The fee will be raisedrfrom $25 to $50 for customers traveling on or after June 17. Southwestr remains one of the only airlinesa that allows the first two bagsfor free. “Th increase in the baggags charge impacts less than one percent of our Kelly says. Southwest will stargt charging $25 each way for unaccompanied minors travelintg alone between the ages of 5and 11. The chargse applies to tickets purchasedJune 1. Unaccompanied minorse may only travel on nonstop ordirect flights, not on flights that changs planes.
“This service charge will help us coverf our added costs and still maintain ourcompetitive low-farre advantage,” Kelly says.