Nuts About Southwest

Some of my coworkers and I traveled to Orlando last Thursday to attend what Southwest Airlines calls the "Message to the Field." Each year, our CEO Gary Kelly travels across the country delivering his "State of the Company" address to Employees at Message to the Field events in numerous cities. Herb started these years ago, and the tradition has held. 596 ... read more

Featured Picture:  valentines_2012_020.jpg I had to travel on Valentine’s Day this year. Admittedly, I’m not a staunch believer in ... read more

Happy Green Tuesday!  Love is definitely in the air, especially at the LUV airline.  I love how we “own the holidays,” especially this one, and I love the traditional celebration we undertake each year – Heroes of the Heart.  The winners this year are very near and dear to my heart, but I won’t give it away in case it hasn’t been officially announced!  This Valentine’s Day 106 ... read more

There’s hope!  We’ve partnered with our friends from Bryant Park to reunite two long-distance LUV couples in New York City in honor of the LUV Month!  We’re calling for long-distance LUV couples of all kinds, be they platonic, familial, or friendly, to enter our Valentine’s Day Contest.  Elig 65 ... read more

The sounds of LUV could be heard through the halls of Southwest Airlines’ Headquarters on Valentine’s Day this year, thanks to the voices of our nine Marketing Interns, better known as the SWAmazing SWAlentines!  For a small fee, Southwest Employees could send a singing telegram to croon to an unsuspecting cubicle, meeting, or even Gary Kelly!  The SWAlentines dressed the pa 592 ... read more