southwest airlines

In the late 1960s, Herb Kelleher and Rollin King sat down and drew a simple triangle on a napkin. The triangle represented the cities of Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, the three locales which were to be the foundation of travel for a new airline within the state of Texas. Before too long, Southwest Airlines was up and flying and hasn't looked back, becoming one of the United States' most successful airlines in history.

Since those first fateful years, Southwest has expanded greatly, flying to over 60 cities across the nation, operating over 500 Boeing 737 jets, employing over 30,000 people, and consistently being profitable due to its low-cost model and fuel hedging practices that are envied by other airlines in the industry.

Southwest Airlines also offers a business travel unit known as SWABIZ and its own blog, "Nuts About Southwest."

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• in Business
  Southwest Airlines WiFi: Real or Myth?
  After four years of talk about WiFi what's the status of Southwest's in-flight service?
  by paulkiser / on Sep 14, 2011
• in Business
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  by msgiro / on May 9, 2011
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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “southwest airlines”

 

• Southwest Airlines union seems to be having some disunity

  
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  … There’s a scene in the 1982 movie “Poltergeist” in which the teenage daughter returns home to discover a lot of weird things happening, and screams, “What’s happening?!” We wonder the same thing as we read the goings-on at the Southwest Airlines flight attendants’ union, Transport Workers ...
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• Lucas Tests Out New Southwest Lie-Flat Seat

  
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  Lucas was exhausted after having to get up early for our flight from New York to Denver for  BAcon .  Lucky for him, he ended up sleeping in a little bit of luxury during our journey. Lucas got to try out the new Southwest- First Class, lie- flat seats... OK, so maybe it wasnt first class but Lucas ...
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• Best of Flashback Fridays: Origins of the Boeing 737, Part Two

  
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  Featured Picture:  fbf_120224_1.jpg The subtitle for this week’s “Best of” post is “The 737-200 Advanced and Some Oddities”   The first time this was published on February 24, 2012, I remember being fascinated by an odd aircraft feature that ...
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• News You Can Use – Southwest Holiday Schedule & [Targeted] 5,000 Points on Hyatt Credit Card

  
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  Don’t forget to follow me on   Facebook  or  Twitter! 1.    Southwest booking Schedule Extended Southwest extended their schedule and you can book flights up to January 5, 2014 . Christmas in Michigan! There is no penalty for cancelling a Southwest flight made with points (the points go ...
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• How Big Brands Are Using 2013’s Top Content Marketing Strategies: Part 2

  
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  Last month, we shared the first part of our two-part series “How Big Brands Are Using 2013’s Top Content Marketing Strategies”, highlighting how some of the nation’s biggest brands are effectively and creatively using content marketing to attract and retain customers. The list below has five additional ...
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• AirTran to launch nonstop flights to Atlanta

  
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  AirTran a subsidiary of Southwest Airlines is all set to launch two daily nonstop flights to Atlanta from Nov. 3, this year. The airline commences these services on Atlanta-Oklahoma City route. According to the reports the AirTran will operate two flights daily from Will Rogers World Airport Oklahoma City to ...
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• Southwest offers $89 one-way fares to Orlando

  
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  The airline carrier will launch a new nonstop service to Orlando from RIC in November, and its celebrating by offering a special fare rate.
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• Southwest Airlines to begin service to Richmond, Memphis and Pensacola on Nov. 3

  
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  … Southwest Airlines said Tuesday it will launch its own service Nov. 3 to the last three U.S. cities that it is picking up in the AirTran Airways conversion – Memphis, Tenn.; Pensacola, Fla., and Richmond, Va. As of that date, Southwest will fly to 89 domestic airports, 20 more than it did when it ...
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• Southwest Airlines Celebrates Success Of The Small Screen As The Official Airline Sponsor Of The ATX Television Festival

  
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  Southwest Airlines is excited to announce its Official Airline sponsorship of the ATX Television Festival, the only festival of its...The post Southwest Airlines Celebrates Success Of The Small... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• One Airline That Stubbornly Refuses to Pile on the Fees (For Now)

  
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  Most airlines view fees for baggage and ticket changes as easy, highly lucrative revenue streams. Southwest Airlines views them quite differently: If it added baggage fees on par with other carriers, Southwest says it would lose roughly $1 billion. When United Airlines increased ticket change fees to $200 (up from ...
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• Southwest wins DOT approval for slots at Reagan National

  
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  Southwest Airlines received approval from the Department of Transportation to operate new service between Washingtons Reagan National airport and Houstons Hobby airport. The slot exemptions became available when Spirit Airlines stopped using its slots for flights between Reagan National and Fort Lauderdale. ...
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• Southwest Airlines says unit revenues dropped 4-5 percent in April

  
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  … Southwest Airlines on Tuesday joined the list of U.S. airlines reporting that their passenger unit revenues declined in April compared to a year earlier. Southwest said its unit revenues, or revenues per available seat mile flown, dropped four to five percent last month compared to April 2012. That compares ...
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• Southwest says passenger traffic grew 1.5 percent in April

  
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  Southwest Airlines said passenger traffic rose 1.5 percent in April as the Dallas-based carrier increased capacity by 4.1 percent. Its load factor dropped 2 percentage points to 77.8 percent in April. Unit revenues also declined in the four to five percent range, the carrier said. -Andrea Ahles
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• Passengers vs Airlines: 5 Recent Incidents That Have Resulted In Lawsuits!

  
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   This screenshot related to story number five! Over the past month, I’ve been reading a lot of stories in the media about airlines being sued by their passengers. Some of the stories are pretty understandable, while others left me scratching my head! I thought it would be interesting to look ...
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• Weekly Travel News Recap: April 28 – May 4, 2013

  
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  Taken from NYC.gov. Here are some of the relevant travel news headlines and stories from the previous week through today: Craving Wi-Fi, Preferably Free and Really Fast - Mobile devices grow more powerful by the day, and hotels, airports and airlines are struggling to keep up with customer demand for ...
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• Best of Flashback Fridays: Origins of the Boeing 737—Part One

  
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  Featured Picture:  fbf_120217_1.jpg Brian subtitled this post “The “Originals: The 737-100 and 737-200” as the first installment of a four-part series that originally began on February 17, 2012.  Brian gives us an interesting view (as always) of ...
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• When DOT fines happen to good airlines

  
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  This is a story about Southwest Airlines, a computer glitch and Department of Transportation (DOT) Enforcement Office actions. Though the situation involves one of the most consumer-friendly airlines, it is a lesson for all about the importance of following the airline customer complaint process.
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• (JBLU) JetBlue Lags Forecasts on First Quarter Earnings

  
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  The discounted U.S. airline JetBlue Airways Corporation (JBLU) delivered weak first quarter 2013... Visit StockBlogHub to view complete post.
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• New Numbers

  
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  I have updated my debt numbers and could do a backflip over that BofA being gone!!!!  But alas I am in an airport and don’t want to cause a scene!  I’m returning from a work trip to South Texas and had a layover in Houston. A long layover. The flight schedule to South Texas from SA is terrible and often takes ...
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• American, US Airways boast thousands of employees with 35+ years of service

  
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  … We attended US Airways’ media day in Scottsdale Ariz., last week. Most of the talk centered on the impending merger of American Airlines and US Airways, and officials shared some interesting stats — which we’re finally getting around to sharing. First, you might find interesting the number of people ...
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