Nuts About Southwest

We wanted to give the opportunity for a few Nuts About Southwest Blog Team Mother's Day shout-outs. Don't forget to wish Mum a Happy Mother's Day!  I'll kick things off! Every year on the Friday afternoon before Mother's Day, my Mom knows there will be flowers.  My Mother works at the middle school that I attended in my hometown of Lake Bluff, Illinois.  Growing up with your... read more

A very warm week lies ahead for most of the nation, and while it will start out rather wet in some areas, the latter part of the week into next weekend should be dry for much of the country.  A slow moving system will be bringing widespread rain with some embedded thunderstorms to most of the East Coast through mid-week.  Further south, thunderstorms will be scattered across the... read more

Sixty years ago on May 2, 1952, the world changed forever.  On that date, the jet age began as British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) made the first commercial jet flight with the de Havilland Comet 1 from London Heathrow to Johannesburg, South Africa.  The new jet had a limited range so it made en route stops at Rome, Beirut, and Khartoum.  Nevertheless, it averaged 525 miles... read more

Saturday, May 26, is Denver’s fourth annual Denver Day of Rock presented by Concerts for Kids, a nonprofit organization that puts on musical events and distributes the proceeds to children’s charities in the Denver area. Southwest Airlines is proud to be a stage sponsor at this great event that will bring more than 20 bands to 16th Street for a free day of rock in downtown Denver!We want to bring... read more