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Lighting Up The Street with our Southwest Spirit

By: swabikedude swabikedude

Nov 15 2012
A tradition started when I was very young. My aunt took me and my cousins to downtown Chicago for a weekend during the holiday season. I grew up in Northwest Indiana and to go "into the city" was a treat. It was exciting. In fact, to do so during the holiday's was even more a thrill because there was always so much going on.  For the next few years, this tradition blossomed and I began... read more

Thrilling Advice from Peter Heller

By: Austin Morton, Guest Blogger amorton

Nov 14 2012
 Peter Heller isn’t one to shy away from an adventure. In fact, he’s made a career out of thrill seeking. Voyaging to Antarctica with eco-pirates, white-water kayaking in Tibet—you name it, he’s likely done it.  Recently, at our request, he put his survival skills to the test on a 10-day Caribbean cruise for Spirit’s November issue. You can read how he fared here. We caught up... read more

Kidd's Kids 2012 in Pictures

By: Brooks Thomas bthomas

Nov 13 2012
Ear-to-ear smiles never get old, least of all when they are on the faces of families who have been through a lot. Annually, Southwest Airlines has contributed to Kidd's Kids by chartering the plane that transports the families to The Magic Kingdom. Children are selected each year by the Kidd Kraddick Foundation; each child deals with a chronic or terminal illness, and many of them spend a lot... read more

Going Green: Silent Killers

By: Victoria Petersen vpetersen

Nov 13 2012
Yesterday when I was asked the ever-so-familiar question of “paper or plastic?” at the grocery store, I started to wonder how much of an impact these plastic grocery bags have on the environment. Although these little bags have many uses, I am virtually unable to use all that I collect. I know that millions of Americans, like me, opt for plastic each day when they make their purchases. In fact,... read more

Meteorology Monday: November 12 - November 18

By: Meghan Henschen mhenschen

Nov 12 2012
I have good news this week!  Finally, the Mid Atlantic and Northeast will get a break from weather impacts this week, after the cold front moves through on Tuesday. The system that brought active showers and T-storms to the central part of the country and snow to much of the mountainous regions, is still moving eastward.  Expect showers ahead of the cold front, with a little wintry... read more

Military Heroes Month: Ready, the Service Dog Helps Heroes

By: Behesha Doan, Guest Blogger bdoan

Nov 12 2012
My name is Ready. One day I’m going to be a Service Dog. I didn’t know what a Service Dog was, until I came to This Able Veteran (TAV) where I learned that Service Dogs are a big help to Veterans. How lucky can a pup get to be one of these Warriors’ best friends?  I was born near Dallas, TX at a swell place called Brooks Labradors, LLC. One day, when I was about eight weeks old,... read more

Military Heroes Month: Thank a Hero on Veterans Day Weekend

By: Corey Pettit cpettit

Nov 11 2012
Southwest Airlines has a long-standing history of supporting the men and women who fight for our Freedom. This Veterans Day weekend, you’ll see Employees across the nation saying thank you to the brave who safeguard our country—whether they’re wearing red in honor of our heroes or they’re allowing service men and women the opportunity to be among the first to board and deplane. You might also... read more

Committing to Community

By: Laurel Moffat lmoffat

Nov 09 2012
Since Southwest’s beginnings more than 40 years ago, the LUV airline has always approached business differently—instituting the ten-minute turn, democratizing the skies with affordable air travel, delivering Legendary Customer Service—the list goes on and on. One thing that has remained constant since Southwest took to the skies four decades ago is doing the right thing and focusing on the... read more

Flashback Fridays: Southwest Airlines on the Radio Dial

By: Brian Lusk blusk

Nov 09 2012
Don’t touch that dial!  This week’s Flashback Fridays is both a look at our relationship with some Dallas radio stations, and it’s a review of some of the methods we have used to build the Southwest Airlines brand.  There are some cool photos too.   We begin with the above, and no, these aren’t 70s revolutionaries trying to take the airplane to Havana.  The two “... read more

HalloWN 2012: Customers Who Caught Southwest's Halloween Spirit

By: Cody Wilming cwilming

Nov 07 2012
It looks like our Fun-LUVing attitude was contagious this Halloween!  Our Customers caught our Halloween bug and decided to dress up as none other than our very own Employees.  Sam was born with a Servant’s Heart, so this young man opted to hand out peanuts and pretzels from his Southwest Airlines bag rather than receive candy.Of course, he wasn’t the only one who wanted to spread the... read more