News

Southwest Ranks Best for Frequent Fliers

May 27 2011
St. Louis Business Journal - by Mark Harden Date: Thursday, May 26, 2011, 2:19pm CDT Southwest Airlines, Lambert-St. Louis International Airport's busiest carrier, is the most generous U.S. airline when it comes to redeeming frequent flier miles, according to a new study. The study was compiled by consulting firm IdeaWorks Co. and is cited in Scott McCartney's "The Middle Seat" column in the... read more

Southwest Airlines Partners With EAA AirVenture Oshkosh for a Summer to Remember

May 12 2011
Carrier to return and sponsor "World's Greatest Aviation Celebration" to honor 40 Years of Southwest Airlines history   [12-May-2011]     DALLAS, May 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Turning 40 has never been this much fun! Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) takes its Anniversary party to the world's largest gathering... read more

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES AND SEAWORLD TEAM UP TO GIVE AWAY 40 TRIPS IN 40 DAYS

May 12 2011
Sweepstakes Celebrates the Carrier’s 40th Anniversary   DALLAS—May 12, 2011—Just in time for summer, Southwest Airlines and SeaWorld are teaming up to offer Customers great savings on family vacations and the chance to win a trip to visit SeaWorld! In celebration of Southwest Airlines’ 40th Anniversary and SeaWorld’s new Shamu show, “One Ocean,” the companies have partnered to give away... read more

Southwest Airlines Reports April Traffic

May 06 2011
Southwest Airlines Reports April TrafficDALLAS, May 6, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 7.0 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in April 2011, an 8.7 percent increase from the 6.5 billion RPMs flown in April 2010. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 7.5 percent to 8.8 billion from the April 2010 level of 8.2 billion.... read more

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES TO INCREASE SERVICE TO MEXICO WITH VOLARIS PARTNERSHIP

May 05 2011
Carrier Introduces Additional Connections through Chicago Midway and Las Vegas and Announces ‘Explore Mexico’ Sweepstakes   DALLAS—May 5, 2011—Southwest Airlines [NYSE: LUV] today more than doubled the number of Southwest markets able to connect to Mexico, through both Chicago Midway and Las Vegas. 26 Southwest cities, primarily in the Northeast and Midwest, now connect to Volaris flights... read more

Southwest Airlines Closes Acquisition of AirTran Holdings, Inc.

May 02 2011
Airlines will operate separately until receipt of Single Operating Certificate In the near term, Customers will continue to interact exclusively with their ticketed carrier AirTran aircraft to be converted to Southwest brand starting in 2012Southwest’s Bob Jordan will serve as President of AirTran during integration DALLAS, TEXAS - May 2, 2011 – Southwest Airlines [NYSE:... read more

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES RELEASES SECOND STATEMENT REGARDING FLIGHT 1919 AT CHICAGO MIDWAY

Apr 26 2011
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES RELEASES SECOND STATEMENT REGARDING FLIGHT 1919 AT CHICAGO MIDWAY Plane Exited Runway Upon Arrival; No Injuries Reported DALLAS—April 26, 2011—Southwest Airlines’ Flight 1919 exited the runway at Chicago’s Midway Airport while landing at approximately 1:33 p.m. CT today. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, arrived from Denver International Airport, where it had departed at 9:... read more

U.S. Department of Justice Informs Southwest and AirTran That It Has Completed Antitrust Review

Apr 26 2011
U.S. Department of Justice Informs Southwest and AirTran That It Has Completed Antitrust Review   Transaction currently plans to close on May 2, 2011   Dallas – April 26, 2011 – Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) and AirTran Holdings, Inc. [NYSE:AAI], the parent company of AirTran Airways (AirTran), today announced they have been notified by the Antitrust Division of the United... read more

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES RELEASES STATEMENT REGARDING FLIGHT 1919 AT CHICAGO MIDWAY

Apr 26 2011
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES RELEASES STATEMENT REGARDING FLIGHT 1919 AT CHICAGO MIDWAY Plane Slides Off End of Runway Upon Landing; No Injuries Reported DALLAS—April 26, 2011—Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) confirmed this afternoon that flight #1919, scheduled service from Denver to Chicago Midway, slid off a runway upon landing at Chicago’s Midway Airport. Local officials report heavy rain in the area at... read more

St. Louis Update #2

Apr 24 2011
Southwest is operating our full schedule today (4/24) out of St. Louis. This will be our final update. read more