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Going Green: Five Items in Your Garage You Should Recycle

By: Erin Neves eneves

Apr 23 2013
According to a recent study, 75 percent of our nation’s garages are too full to hold cars.  Many of us have an overabundance of stuff that could use a good sifting through.  But wait!  Before you toss out those items, read below to see if they can be reused or recycled.Cables and cords. From extension cords to jumper cables, it’s amazing how garages tend to accumulate them.... read more

Giving from the Heart Makes a Positive Difference in our Communities

By: Debra Benton dbenton

Apr 23 2013
Whether fighting fires, serving meals to the homeless, or rebuilding homes, our Employees are lending hands to make a positive difference. They battle in court on behalf of abuse victims unable to defend themselves; provide relief for the homeless; food for the hungry; comfort for the abandoned; and love to the abused.  But, most of all, they give hope.Once a year, Southwest takes the time... read more

Hey Earth, Looking Good with 9800 Tons of Waste NOT in Landfills!

By: Laurel Moffat lmoffat

Apr 22 2013
Happy Earth Day!  You read that headline right—with the help of our green-conscious Customers and Employees, Southwest diverted more than 9,800 tons of material from our landfills and into recycling facilities since our co-mingled recycling program began in 2008.  That’s the weight of about 232 of our red-bellied Boeing 737-700s! This milestone wouldn’t be possible without our... read more

Seven Years on the Internet: Happy Birthday NUTS!

By: Brooks Thomas bthomas

Apr 21 2013
Nuts About Southwest is now seven years old, and we're hoping this year's a lucky one.  Thanks to all who have been part of the blog's success over the years; past, present, and future! read more

Out of the Old, Into the New: DAL

By: Nathan Brasher nbrasher

Apr 19 2013
“Is this really Dallas?”  Customers arriving at DAL after departing earlier in the week from the old terminal experienced “shock and awe” over the beauty and spaciousness of the beautiful new Terminal 2 at Love Field, which officially opened to the public on Tuesday.The new centralized terminal will one day boast 20 gates—11 opened on Tuesday, and a 12th is scheduled to open this summer.... read more

Best of Flashback Fridays: Intriguing Oddities from Southwest’s Past

By: Sandy Nelson snelson

Apr 19 2013
I selected this particular Flashback installment to be a “Best of” for a number of reasons.  As a former Braniff Flight Attendant, I flew on the 727-200 featured in the first photo more times than I can count (but not with this very unique Southwest livery). And, as a California native, I always loved the “Golden State”-shaped boarding passes that were used “back in the day.”  Long... read more

Month of Giving Back: ATL Helped Feed Nearly 5,500 Families!

By: Pam Hillary phillary

Apr 18 2013
More than 8,000 pounds of food sorted.  Nearly 5,500 Atlanta-area families fed.  This is the positive difference the Atlanta-based Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways Employees were able to make recently when we volunteered our time at the Atlanta Food bank. At Southwest Airlines, we give from the heart all year round.  And, in the month of April, we celebrate our... read more

High Five Your City: The Winner's Circle!

By: Lindsey Prowse lprowse

Apr 18 2013
We had a really great time selecting the winners of the High Five Your City contest.  Thanks for sharing why you LUV your city!  It was incredible to learn about all of your hometown hotspots and hidden gems.  Check out the five winners, and let us know in comments which one you’d like to give a “High Five!” Tamara wants us to check out her neighborhood in Charlotte, North... read more

The Heart (of the heart) of Southwest

By: Brooks Thomas bthomas

Apr 18 2013
Until yesterday, I had never witnessed a Culture Committee meeting.  Hearing about it was the stuff of legends; I knew it primarily as a gathering of Southwest's most spirited People.  I'd heard myths about folks dressing in costumes, sporadically standing up and shouting, and grabbing the mic with reckless abandon. It didn't take but five minutes for me to confirm at least two of... read more

Having a Cheeseball!

By: Krista Crow kcrow

Apr 17 2013
How do you celebrate National Cheeseball Day?  Naturally, with a cheeseball contest.  We had 15 cheeseball entries, and of course one of them was mine.Some of our fearless Supervisors and Trainers bravely volunteered to be our judges, and the competition was fierce.  After sampling the entries and having a meeting in a secret room (the conference room... oops,... read more