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Employee   Family travel is not for the faint of heart. Knowing the resources that are available to you at the airport—from mother’s rooms to pods to family restrooms—can help reduce some stress, so we’ve com...
Employee Starting September 17, Southwest Airlines will have updated policies that will affect our Customers who travel with an emotional support animal or trained service animal. We hope these changes give ou...
Employee Southwest is known for its Company Culture. It’s often imitated, and never duplicated. Did you know that we also have a Culture Services Department that is charged with championing a Culture through ...
Employee Southwest’s Emerging Leader Development Program (ELDP) is an 18-month job rotational program that seeks to train and develop excellent frontline and operational Leaders for Southwest Airlines. Upon su...
The Tooth Fairy made a stop on this Southwest Flight after a young Passenger lost his tooth while waiting to board. From the moment Solomon stepped on the plane, the Flight Crew and Passengers made h...
Employee   We are excited to share the ability to view the standby list is now accessible on your mobile device! All Travelers are now able to see their location on the standby list via the Southwest mobile a...
It’s not a secret that here at Southwest Airlines, we are a Company that has always shown love, support, and admiration for our Military. When we discovered Olivia was seeking assistance with arrangi...
Three years ago, we met on a Southwest flight and this July is our wedding. Thanks, Southwest Airlines for helping me connect with my fiancé after spending time together in the airport, sitting next ...
When my Grandma fell terminally ill at 92, I went to Dallas to be with her in her final days and to support my Mom. Thanks to a chance encounter at the airport and Southwest's open seating policy; I ...
Employee This week, Southwest Airlines teamed up with Austin-based jewelry and lifestyle company, Kendra Scott, to surprise and delight Customers traveling from Austin to Chicago (Midway).    
Employee Have you ever been on the trip of a lifetime? In November, Southwest Airlines had the privilege of flying 50 families to Walt Disney World in Orlando for the 2017 Kidd’s Kids trip. I’m not a gambler, ...
Employee Southwest Airlines Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of its Medical Transportation Grant Program by Donating 10,000 Roundtrip Flights.  
At Southwest Airlines, we strive to connect People to what’s important in their lives. While we love meeting Customers who are flying to fun destinations like a wedding or a beach vacation, we also u...
Once we felt the full impact of Hurricane Harvey, it was apparent no planes would be taking off from Houston Hobby anytime soon. I have never seen so much rain or the lightning and tornadoes that acc...
Employee Southwest Airlines helped fly, Flash--a beautiful and loving African Spurred tortoise--to her fantastic new home in sunny and warm Jacksonville, Florida. It is not every day a tortoise gets to fly, b...