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Southwest Airlines Increases Number of Hospitals Nationwide in its 2011 Medical Transportation Grant Program

Sep 01 2010
Southwest Airlines Increases Number of Hospitals Nationwide in its 2011 Medical Transportation Grant Program   DALLAS, Sept 01, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Southwest Airlines announced today plans to increase the number of hospitals and medical transportation organizations that will receive grants in the airline’s 2011 Medical Transportation Grant Program. Southwest has nearly... read more

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES AND CONTINENTAL AIRLINES ENTER INTO SLOT LEASE AT NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (EWR)

Aug 27 2010
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES AND CONTINENTAL AIRLINES ENTER INTO SLOT LEASE AT NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (EWR)  DALLAS—Aug. 27, 2010—Southwest Airlines and Continental Airlines confirmed today that they entered into a lease providing Southwest Airlines access to 36 Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) slots which are currently held by Continental.  The lease deal, contingent upon the... read more

Southwest Responds to Flight 2294 NTSB Findings

Aug 19 2010
Southwest responds to Flight 2294 NTSB findings, a Nashville to Baltimore Washington-bound Southwest Airlines flight that diverted and landed safely in Charleston, West Va., with 126 passengers onboard in July 2009.     We are in full compliance with all new Safety regulations developed by Boeing and the FAA and we thank the NTSB for its thorough investigation. We worked closely with... read more

Air Force One Meets Southwest Airlines

Aug 18 2010
Frances, one of our Flight Attendants, sent us this link from her hometown paper, the Austin American-Statesman.  The photo makes our airplane look like part of the presidentail fleet read more

Southwest Comments on Flight 879

Aug 17 2010
You may have seen headlines regarding the actions of some of our Customers and Crew Members on a recent Southwest flight.  On Monday, August 16, a family dispute occurred on Flight 879 from Dallas to Albuquerque. Our Flight Attendant came to the aid of a couple onboard the flight who were involved in a verbal dispute. That couple had a small child who was upset, so our Flight Attendant offered to... read more

Southwest Airlines Celebrates One Year at Boston Logan

Aug 17 2010
Southwest Airlines Celebrates One Year at Boston Logan Carrier Marks Year of Phenomenal Growth at Logan with Daylong Celebration at its Gates in Terminal E On August 16, 2009, Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) started its Boston Logan (BOS) service with ten daily nonstop flights to two destinations, Chicago Midway and Baltimore/Washington International. Today, the carrier celebrates its first... read more

Video About Las Vegas Construction Project

Aug 02 2010
Heading to Las Vegas?  The good folks at McCarran International have put together a video to help you navigate around the construction project currently under way.  Click here to watch. read more

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Jul 23 2010
Travel pro Greg Fischer wrote about his recent trip to Chicago, and he had some nice words to say about the "planes" portion of his trip (and our Bags Fly Free).  Click here to read. read more

Southwest Airlines and The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Announce Recipients of College Students' Travel Pro

Jul 22 2010
Southwest Airlines and The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Announce Recipients of College Students' Travel Program Southwest Airlines provides travel awards to Hispanic students from all over the nation to continue their college dreams DALLAS, July 22, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Southwest Airlines, (NYSE: LUV) in conjunction with the Hispanic Association of Colleges... read more

A Look at Airline Fees

Jul 21 2010
Joe Brancatelli at Portfolio.com takes a look at airline fees.  He takes a look at all the different fees airlines charge and closes with Then there's this: Southwest Airlines has mounted a massive advertising campaign to alert travelers to the fact that it continues to allow travelers to check two bags free of charge. The result: Southwest gained a full point of market share last year, an... read more