If you usually save money by packing light for trips and making the most of your carry-on bag, one major airline may have a very unwelcome surprise for you in the coming weeks.
Southwest has made a potentially major change to their carry-on bag policy, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Blankets, cross-body bags, fanny packs, pillows and shopping bags now count as your personal item, so other additional items that formerly counted as personal items now count as your carry-on.
And your actual carry-on bag would then have to be checked.
To avoid this scenario, Southwest customers would do well to insure that their crossbody bags, fanny packs and small purses must fit into their larger backpacks. Southwest allows two carry-ons but now they’re becoming very strict about the things people may be carrying in addition to those two items.
The change went into effect as of February 22.