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A Straight No Chaser Kind of Night!

By: Michelle Agnew magnew

May 16 2013
It was a beautiful night in New York City as the smooth harmony of acclaimed a cappella group, Straight No Chaser, floated through the park. New Yorkers strolling past found themselves drawn in as Atlantic Records recording artists Straight No Chaser performed live at the Southwest Porch at Bryant Park. SNC Fans and special guests packed into the intimate space of the Southwest Porch,... read more

The Travelin' Taylor Tour: Six Inflight Concerts. Six Taylor Guitars. Six Chances to Win.

By: Brooks Thomas bthomas

May 13 2013
The idea of live music inflight never ceases to excite me.  A lot of us around Southwest are passionate about music, and a show at 35,000 ft. has a knack for changing stale air into an exciting atmosphere. The idea for the Travelin' Taylor Tour was hatched months ago, when the Taylor Guitars folks popped in to Southwest Headquarters in Dallas, just to see what was going on and bounce ideas... read more

Behind the Scenes: How SWA Disinfects Our Water Systems

By: Cory Howe chowe

May 08 2013
When you think of oxygen, the first thing you might think of is taking a deep breath.  But, at Southwest Airlines, our Maintenance and Engineering Team might just think about aircraft water system disinfection first when thinking about oxygen.  We use a unique process using ozone gas to disinfect our onboard water system.  This process uses electricity to create ozone that... read more

How to Make a Monstrous Disney Scavenger Hunt

By: Adam Rucker arucker

Apr 29 2013
Our friends at the Walt Disney World Resort recently kicked off their "Monstrous Summer" event, and Southwest was there to help celebrate. If you follow us on Twitter (@SouthwestAir), you may have seen our Monstrous Disney Scavenger Hunt (or #MonstrousDSH, for short). We tweeted several Disney-related trivia questions and photos throughout the day while exploring both Magic Kingdom and Epcot... read more

The Great Tug Transition

By: Caleb Fox cfox

Apr 25 2013
As conversion continues, our Ground Support Equipment folks are working hard to convert AirTran bag tugs over to Southwest tugs, 122 currently to be exact.  Not much to that, right? Well, as we found out, this is not just about changing colors, but is an effort to save money with new systems and  fuel efficient fuel injection engines.  As you will see in this video, as equipment... read more

Watching the Rangers Play Ball

By: Laura Johnson ljohnson

Apr 24 2013
Recently we launched Rapid Rewards® Access Events which gives our Rapid Rewards Credit Cardmembers the exclusive opportunity to attend special events and take part of unique experiences.  We kicked off our 2013 events with a baseball fan’s dream trip to 2013 Spring Training. Cardmembers had the opportunity to catch a sneak peak at the Texas Rangers by redeeming their Rapid Rewards Points... read more

Out of the Old, Into the New: DAL

By: Nathan Brasher nbrasher

Apr 19 2013
“Is this really Dallas?”  Customers arriving at DAL after departing earlier in the week from the old terminal experienced “shock and awe” over the beauty and spaciousness of the beautiful new Terminal 2 at Love Field, which officially opened to the public on Tuesday.The new centralized terminal will one day boast 20 gates—11 opened on Tuesday, and a 12th is scheduled to open this summer.... read more

Flying "Home" to San Juan

By: Rich Matthews rmatthews

Apr 16 2013
Sunday was a milestone day for Southwest when, for the first time ever, the Company expanded our route map to a destination beyond the “lower 48” with our historic inaugural flight to San Juan, Puerto Rico.  Local dignitaries, Customers, media, and Employees alike enjoyed first-flight festivities where the warm and friendly personalities of Southwest Airlines and the Puerto Rican people... read more

Southwest Brings Me Home to San Juan, Puerto Rico

By: Capt. Pedro Reguero preguero

Apr 14 2013
It's April 14, 2013, and Southwest is headed to Puerto Rico.  A few months back, Jose Pacheco and I recieved a call from Captain Mark Montgomery, Dallas Base Chief Pilot, asking if we would be available to fly the first flight into San Juan.  We said...YES! I was born and raised in Santurce, PR a suburb of San Juan.  I always knew I wanted to be a Pilot, and my parents did... read more

Live at 35 with Youngblood Hawke

By: Michelle Agnew magnew

Apr 03 2013
It's time again for another round of Live in the Vineyard--the perfect blend of food, music, and wine. Before every festival, we showcase the artists for our Customers inflight; they play two songs, and most audiences are taken completely by surprise. We've selected several attendees to report live from Napa Valley throughout the weekend, and provided access to some of the festival's... read more