Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines Goes For 72 Hour Ticket Sale

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:34:06 -0500

Southwest Airlines announces its fourth quarter unprecedented 72 hours only airline ticket sales. Air travelers of Southwest Airlines will get $25 to $100 dollar tickets if they book them in the next 72 hours and meet certain conditions.

Southwest Airlines Jet Lands Safely After Hole Appears in Fuselage

Michael Santo — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:16:56 -0500

A Southwest Airlines 737-300 landed safely on Monday, after a hole measuring 1 ft. x 1 ft. appeared in the fuselage. The plane was forced to make an emergency landing in West Virginia.

Southwest Airlines to begin service at Milwaukee

JoeSimmons — Sun, 24 May 2009 17:10:56 -0500

At the annual shareholders meeting May 20 Southwest Chairman, President and CEO Gary Kelly announced that Southwest Airlines will begin service to Milwaukee in late 2009. The move comes as the united states domestic airline continues to expand at a rapid rate, adding the most new cities to it's system since 1996.

Southwest Airlines Plane Fire: Passengers Evacuated

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:27:56 -0500

Southwest Airlines plane is seen in this video catching fire during landing. Thank God, all passengers and the crew safely flee the plane and are evacuated.

The incident happened today in Houston's Hobby Airport.

According to Houstonist the following is the description of the incident.

ATA Airlines Discontinues, Southwest To Accomodate ATA Passengers

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:35:44 -0500

ATA Airlines discontinuation of service makes codeshare partner Southwest Airlines to accommodates Southwest ticketed customers booked on ATA Airlines service.

Southwest Airlines Removes 38 Aircrafts From Service

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:17:39 -0500

Yesterday, Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) CEO Gary Kelly said the airline is taking action on preliminary findings of its own internal investigation into allegations that it violated FAA regulations in March 2007. Kelly vowed to make any changes necessary to ensure that the airline is in full compliance with FAA Airworthiness Directives and all of its own maintenance programs, policies, and procedures.

Southwest Airlines Responds To Allegations Of FAA Violations

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:14:56 -0500

Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) CEO Gary Kelly said today the airline is taking action on preliminary findings of its own internal investigation into allegations that it violated FAA regulations in March 2007.

Boeing Backs Southwest Airlines as FAA Investigates

JoeSimmons — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:20:58 -0600

Southwest Airlines, has Boeing's support as the FAA seeks a 10.2 Million Dollar Fine. This fine comes as a result of Southwest Airlines flying 117 unsafe Boeing 737's.

Southwest Airlines Begins Service to SFO

Anastvatz — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:28:24 -0500

Announces Additional Flights and Destination, New Flights Announced to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

Southwest Airlines' last-minute fares not the best deal

harminka — Wed, 02 May 2007 10:47:52 -0500

It may pay off to spend a little extra time shopping online for that last-minute airfare, according to a UC Irvine economist. In a survey of ticket prices for 238 routes, economist Volodymyr Bilotkach found that the cheapest last-minute fares on Orbitz.com averaged $34.46 - 8.5 percent - less than comparable deals available through Southwest Airlines, which is known for its low prices.