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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

Executive Travel Magazine Honors Southwest Airlines

Jul 21 2010
Executive Travel Magazine and their 2010 Leading Edge Awards just honored Southwest Airlines by naming us the best North American Low Cost Carrier for our outstanding Customer Service.  We were also singled out for their Editors’ HONORS for our RNP (required navigation performance) efforts.  In their own words: “In April, two-thirds of Southwest’s fleet began flying with satellite-guided cockpit... read more

Southwest Airlines' Fall Fare Sale

Jul 20 2010
Southwest Airlines Offers Nationwide Fare Sale for Fall Travel Airfares Starting as Low as $49 One-Way DALLAS, July 20, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Fall is on the way and travelers are itchin' to plan exciting getaways! Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) is here to help by offering Customers nationwide airfares starting as low as $49 one-way to select destinations. Take advantage of these... read more

Southwest Airlines Declares 136th Consecutive Quarterly Dividend

Jul 20 2010
Southwest Airlines Declares 136th Consecutive Quarterly Dividend Thu, Jul 15, 2010 DALLAS, July 15, 2010  -- Southwest Airlines' (NYSE: LUV) Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $.0045 per share to Shareholders of record at the close of business on August 26, 2010 on all shares then issued and outstanding. The 136th consecutive dividend will be paid on September 16, 2010.... read more

Southwest Airlines to Discuss Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results on July 29, 2010

Jul 20 2010
  DALLAS, July 15, 2010  -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) invites you to listen to a live webcast of its second quarter 2010 financial results. Details are as follows:     When:                July 29, 2010 at 11:30 AM Eastern Time                           Gary Kelly, Chairman of the Board, President and     Who:                  Chief Executive Officer... read more

Good Morning America Looks at Airline Fees

Jul 15 2010
Today's (July 15) Good Morning America on ABC took a look at airline fee's after yesterday's hearings on the subject.  Check out their chart (link above) to see where Southwest Airlines ranks. read more

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines soars on American virtues

Jul 08 2010
  Dallas-based Southwest Airlines soars on American virtues 12:00 AM CDT on Sunday, July 4, 2010   Scott Burns is a syndicated columnist and a principal of the Plano-based investment firm AssetBuilder Inc. E-mail questions to scott@scottburns.com.   Napoleon was in his bathtub when he decided to sell the Louisiana Territory. His goal wasn't lofty. He just needed cash for his... read more

Southwest Airlines Reports June Traffic

Jul 07 2010
Southwest Airlines Reports June Traffic DALLAS, July 7, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 7.1 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in June 2010, a 5.0 percent increase from the 6.7 billion RPMs flown in June 2009. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 1.9 percent to 8.6 billion from the June 2009 level of 8.5 billion. The... read more