Southwest Airlines is raising the fee range for EarlyBird Check-In and Upgraded Boarding. The new fees are $15-$99 one-way per passenger for EarlyBird Check-In and $30-$149 per passenger per ...

One way Southwest cut costs was by issuing reusable plastic boarding passes and eliminating assigned seating. The passes were sequentially numbered and color-coded for each flight. Passengers boarded ...

The new fees are $15 to $99 one-way per passenger for EarlyBird Check-In, and $30 to $149 per segment per passenger for Upgraded Boarding, according to Southwest’s Optional Travel Charges page.

The Southwest Airlines website notes that these fees now range from $30 to $149 per segment, per person, up from $30 to $80. That means you could pay more if you opt for Upgraded Boarding.