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Frontier offering free checked bag just as Southwest Airlines ends signature deal

Headline from 6ABC Philadelphia

Frontier Airlines is unveiling a free checked bag offer for customers this summer.

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  1. NBC News

    Frontier Airlines offers free checked bags promotion in swipe at Southwest (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Frontier Airlines took a swipe at Southwest Airlines’ plan to start charging for seat assignments and checked luggage by doing the opposite.

  2. Quartz

    Frontier Airlines takes aim at Southwest with a free checked bag offer (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    Budget-conscious travelers may find a new alternative as fees rise and perks disappear at major carriers

  3. UPI

    Frontier Airlines offers free checked bag promotion (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Frontier Airlines took a dig at Southwest by offering newer amenities for travelers as it ushered in its so-called "New Frontier."

  4. New York Post

    Frontier digs at Southwest with its own free bag check promotion: ‘Divorce your old airline’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Frontier Airlines on Tuesday unveiled a free bag check promotion in a dig at Southwest, exactly one week after the rival budget carrier ended its own decades-old policy.

  5. CBS News

    Frontier offers free checked bag promotion to entice angry Southwest customers (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Frontier is offering a "divorce your old airline" deal after Southwest ends its longstanding "bags fly free" policy.

  6. Insider

    Frontier is offering free bags to entice angry Southwest flyers (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Frontier's summer free bag promotion starts the same day Southwest will end its famous policy.

  7. Jalopnik

    Frontier Wants To Be Your Southwest Rebound, But You Should Love Yourself Instead (opens Jalopnik)

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    Jalopnik's feed description

    In an effort to lure in disgruntled passengers after Southwest canceled its free bag policy, Frontier Airlines launched its own free checked bag scheme

  8. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Frontier offering free checked bag just as Southwest Airlines ends signature deal (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

    Published

    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    Frontier Airlines is unveiling a free checked bag offer for customers this summer.

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