SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CELEBRATES 15 YEARS OF “LUV” IN OMAHA
DALLAS –March 4, 2010 – Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) today is celebrating 15 years of service in Omaha. In honor of the Anniversary, Southwest will throw a 90s-themed celebration with its Employees and Customers at Omaha’s Eppley Airfield today, complete with a DJ, decorations, games, and prizes.
“For 15 years, Southwest Airlines has been bringing Omaha low fares and Legendary Customer Service,” said Paul Jensen, Southwest’s Omaha Station Leader. “I’m extremely proud and honored to work alongside the 57 hard-working and dedicated Omaha Employees to give Nebraskans the Freedom to fly.”
Southwest Employees are also celebrating the 15th Anniversary in Omaha by donating funds raised in a recent event to a local cancer center. The airline’s Employees proudly Share the Spirit through volunteering in the communities where they work and live.
Southwest began service to Omaha on March 4, 1995, with nine daily nonstop flights to three destinations. Today the airline offers 15 daily nonstop flights to five destinations, with direct or connecting service to an additional 60 cities. Omaha was the 44th city on the airline’s route map.
After 38 years of service, Southwest Airlines continues to differentiate itself from other low fare carriers—offering a reliable product with exemplary Customer Service. Southwest Airlines is the most productive airline in the sky and offers Customers a comfortable traveling experience, with all leather seats, and all Boeing 737 jets. Southwest Airlines is the nation's largest carrier in terms of originating domestic passengers boarded, currently serving 68 cities in 35 states. Based in Dallas, Southwest currently operates more than 3,100 flights a day and has nearly 35,000 Employees systemwide.
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