By Tony Owusu Southwest wants to entice travelers to choose its airline over its competitors with its new policy. With confusion about whether the U.S. is actually in a recession, or even what a recession actually is, it is understandable if Americans start getting more choosy about where they spend their money. With inflation reaching a 40-year high, there are signs that lower-income Americans are starting to spend less (even as wealthier Americans spend more). Air travel is having a rebound year as the world eases pandemic lockdowns, but even travelers will have to start tightening their bel…