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Dozens of Southwest Airports, Nonstop Laughs, One World Record

By: Laurel Moffat lmoffat

Nov 21 2011
Southwest Airlines and Lenovo today bid bon voyage to comedian and actor Owen Benjamin as he begins his journey to set a new world record for the most unique airports visited in one month.  Funny on the Fly takes off in Dallas, and from now until December 20, lucky passengers traveling on Southwest Airlines from Los Angeles to New York and everywhere in between can witness Owen’s record-... read more

SWA Stew: Episode 29

By: Brooks Thomas bthomas

Nov 19 2011
A crooked monitor and a broken teleprompter. Would we prevail? We'll let you be the judge for this Thanksgiving edition of the SWA Stew. read more

Kidd's Kids Sendoff: Candid Camera

By: Rich Matthews rmatthews

Nov 18 2011
Another job well done at Southwest Headquarters to entertain more than 40 children and their families, before boarding a flight bound for the Magic Kingdom. This video highlights most of the action. read more

Healing Touch: Debut Release From Green River Ordinance

By: Josh Jenkins, Guest Blogger jjenkins

Nov 16 2011
Playing music for a living normally consists of 60 percent driving and 40 percent music.  We’re as much professional drivers as we are musicians.   Since Green River Ordinance was started 11 years ago, we have played 48 states, a few countries, and racked up enough miles in our van (Lambchop) to get to the moon.  Awesome, I know. Out of all of our travels, some of the best has... read more

SWA Stew: Episode 28

By: Brooks Thomas bthomas

Nov 12 2011
This delayed, holiday-themed SWA Stew brings to you Halloween gloriousness and a sneak pic at what we have brewing for Customers after Thanksgiving. Of course, that's not all! read more

What the Heck is There to Do in Fargo, ND?

By: Joe Manna, Guest Blogger jmanna

Nov 10 2011
The following post comes from the winner of one of our BlogWorld contests. We asked booth-goers to meet a stranger, learn about that person, and blog about them. While we don't currently have plans to serve Fargo, ND, we're happy to learn about it.  And our winner, Joe Manna, gives us that opportunity:When I think of what to do in Fargo, I simply couldn’t tell you, except after today. Aside... read more

What was Southwest Doing at BlogWorld?

By: Brooks Thomas bthomas

Nov 09 2011
This year, we made our annual pilgrimage to BlogWorld, an event I've come to look forward to every year (I can say that now, having been there... twice). I thought I'd answer the above question for those of you who attended and were unable to listen to me gab after having asked us what we were doing in the L.A. Convention Center.  Besides sporadic dance parties, we make the annual trip... read more

California Dreamin' With Green River Ordinance

By: Derek Hubbard dhubbard

Nov 09 2011
On a warm, California day, unsuspecting Customers boarded the Aloft Hotels Presents Live in the Vineyard-decaled Southwest plane. To them, it was business as usual. But here at Southwest, we like to be different. Without warning, national recording group Green River Ordinance (GRO) tuned their guitars and began strumming and singing for the Customers. The flight from Burbank to Oakland,... read more