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Branson Welcomes Southwest in Big Fashion

By: Brad Hawkins bhawkins

Aug 28 2012
Branson's finest turned out for a star-studded welcome party for Southwest Airlines.  Amid the celebrities, cheers, and balloons was an unrivaled fondness for the LUV carrier.  Service begins March 9, 2013 with nonstop routes to Chicago Midway, Dallas Love Field, Houston Hobby, and Saturday service to Orlando.  Get booking now, at southwest.com!   read more

First Look: Emily's Dream Comes True

By: Stephen M. Keller skeller

Aug 28 2012
Since Emily was five years old, her life dream involved bright lights, a tutu, and slipping into pink satin pointe shoes.  Now 12 years old, this little girl never imagined that a Southwest Airlines Pilot would play a big part in helping her realize her dream to be a professional ballet dancer.  Her eyes are set on New York—about a two-hour plane ride from her small-town home in... read more

Soaring a Mile High: Introducing Colorado One

By: Katie McDonald kmcdonald

Aug 22 2012
We took our “LUV” for the Mile-High State to new heights today by unveiling Colorado One, a Boeing 737-700 emblazoned with the Colorado state flag! The aircraft is a testament to our great relationship with Front Range Customers and a tribute to our Colorado-based Employees.Colorado One was unveiled at a ceremony at Denver International Airport (DIA) with more than 500... read more

Dish Trip: Dallas

By: Dish Trip Team DishTrip

Aug 20 2012
We recently packed our bags and headed to Dallas to taste-test what the large-and-in-charge city had to offer. Although our Dish Trip crew dined happily at a few spots that whipped up the expected—but delicious—big and bold flavors of Texas, there was a farm-to-table scene bubbling underneath the surface that quickly caught our food-loving attention.We explored several sophisticated eateries and... read more

Rockin' Oshkosh for Another Year

By: Steve Heaser sheaser

Aug 16 2012
For yet another Super Saturday, Southwest burst onto the scene of the World's Greatest Aviation Celebration.  Festival-goers were able to tour the plane, take home some Southwest swag (including "new plane smell" car fresheners), and experience a little of that Southwest Hospitality.  read more

Zoey the Wonder Dog!

By: Lisa PruittSmith, Guest Blogger lpruittsmith

Aug 15 2012
Zoey is my two-and-a-half-year-old Boston Terrier, and we believe that she is Southwest's most frequent flying pooch! She has been flying with me on a regular basis since coming into my life. A year and a half ago, my husband had a medical emergency making it necessary for me to fly no less than one or two roundtrips every month, dog in tow.As it turns out, Zoey absolutely LOVES fly days! The... read more

SWA Stew: Episode 56

By: Brooks Thomas bthomas

Aug 11 2012
We say goodbye to another batch of great interns in this edition of the Stew.  We're also talking about an airline that's eerily similar to Southwest, Dish Trip: Atlanta, August's Spirit issue, St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute's therapy module, and last week's fare sale issue.   read more

Maintenance & Engineering: Going for the Gold

By: Ashley Avanzino-Curran aavanzino

Aug 10 2012
Thursday afternoon before London 2012 began, we had our weekly team meeting.  Someone brought up the idea of office "Games," and we all agreed it would be a great way to bring the department together. We decided to dress up the following day like world class athletes, go to breakfast with the department in The Landing (our Headquarters cafeteria), and then spend Friday afternoon coming... read more

Another Mid-Air LUV Celebration

By: Taylor Simmons and Jordan Frakes taylorandjordan

Aug 08 2012
On an early Monday morning flight from Denver to Philadelphia, champagne is rarely popped. But this occasion was special; complete with peanut veil, and a tissue paper boutonniere.Surprising and delighting our Customers is in Southwest's DNA.  When Chris Chambers reached out to us with a request to propose to his girlfriend inflight, our Crew knew exactly what to do to make the day extra... read more