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mmillice

Melissa Dablo

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From the Courts to the Runways—Phoenix Suns Players Say Bye to Basketballs, Hello to Boarding Passes

Feb 29 2012
One of my favorite times of the year is when our Phoenix Employees trade places with The Phoenix Suns.  This year, we had eight Suns players—Josh Childress, Jared Dudley, Grant Hill, Robin Lopez, Markieff Morris, Ronnie Price, Sebastian Telfair, and Hakim Warrick all show up to welcome Customers and pose for pictures, sign autographs, and they even marshalled in one of our 737's.  Suns... read more

The End of an Era

Oct 11 2010
As with all relationships, sometimes things have to come to an end.  Times change, partnerships evolve, and many times we have to make a decision that is best for our business. That said, the NBA and Southwest Airlines were unable to come to a mutually beneficial agreement to extend our partnership.  It was a very difficult decision for both the NBA and Southwest as we felt that our eight-year... read more

North Texas (and Southwest) Welcomes the NBA All Stars

Feb 12 2010
Happy NBA All-Star 2010 Weekend!!!  We couldn’t be more excited that our good friends at the NBA picked our hometown to host their premier event! We kicked off the weekend yesterday with our President Emeritus, Colleen Barrett, and NBA Legend, Spud Webb.  Together, they checked Customers in for flights at Dallas' Love Field Airport in the snowy weather, and the surprised one of our deserving... read more

Austin Celebration

May 09 2008
I'm that girl you see on your way to work rocking out in my car.  It's seriously the best way to make it through traffic.   So to me, what better way to celebrate our growth in Austin than to rock out with our Customers on the streets of Austin?  We are in serious celebration mode because Southwest introduced our 19th nonstop destination from Austin Bergstrom on May 10, bringing our service to... read more