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Why didnt they mention swa in it.
~Ryan, aka SouthwestFreak
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By Whitney Eichinger Southwest Airlines is celebrating ten years today serving the great travelers on Long Island. If you haven't seen our incredible operation at MacArthur Airport, you should make a trip out that way. We have a state-of-the-art concourse that includes convenient parking and delicious local eateries—and of course you can’t beat the easy check in and fast security lines! And the airport even has a mother's room where mom's can escape to change, feed, and/or calm their young ones while waiting for their flight. Our Islip Employees do their best to charm our Long Island Customers with Southwest LUV day in and day out. Today we'll be celebrating with Employees and Customers alike and we'll even have the Sayville High School Chamber Players and Patchogue-Medford High School Concert Choir adding a little festiveness to the airport. The airport is a true labor of LUV and we’re proud to celebrate today and look forward to the next ten years!
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Happy belated birthdays, Gary and Herb.
And I'm with ya Gary on the chile, the Shiner, the used cars, and the Bluebell Vanilla, but not on the light ice cream.
My seatback and tray are in the upright position, and I'm ready to go!
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03-11-2009
06:48 PM
19 Loves
SLIDESHOW: Southwest comes to MSP This past weekend marked the launch our new service to MSP. We thought you'd enjoy seeing a Slideshow (with pictures & sound) featured on the Star-Tribune web site. Enjoy, and to all of our new MSP Customers...welcome aboard! To view, visit: http://www.startribune.com/slideshows/40929517.html?elr=KArksUUUU
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Upgrade Traveler says: The a-la-carte airfare trend not only mucks with price transparency; it mucks with your reimbursements. To read more, and share your experience, visit: http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2009/03/06/expense-report-blues-which-add-on-travel-fees-are-being-denied/
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It was an honor to see my Uncle Jim Johnson and my cousin Craig fly the first SW flight into MSP. What a dream come true! Welcome home Uncle Jim. Grandma Johnson is smiling from heaven.
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I was on a Dallas to Little Rock flight last week with Dave as one of our FAs. His rap was definitely entertaining and one of the many reasons why I love Southwest!
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Good work! Your post/article is an excellent example of why I keep comming back to read your excellent quality content that is forever updated. Thank you!
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10-19-2010
03:09 PM
12 Loves
Prior to deregulation airlines needed a federal certificate of public convenience and necessity. When they had plans to expand beyond the state of Texas, Southwest bought the ceftificate from another carrier that I think was Western. In the Government system each carrier had a two letter identifier so when Southwest bought Western's certificate, they became WN.
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Southwest surprises Employee with $10k gift! To see the video and read the details, visit: http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-southwest-surprise-022509,0,557679.story
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it's January 2010 and I still can't book PHL - BOS? When will that happen???
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I'm a United Airlines 1K and I really mainly fly to their hubs (Chicago, DC, Denver, Los Angeles) and occasionally Seattle (easy connection through SFO) but I'm looking forward to see how SWA does at Logan. I usually fly First class too so I'm not interested in downgrading but I'm sure some of my friends and family will be excited about this new service. Also looking forward to seeing where they'll put the gates and the counter. Possibly in the Terminal C arrivals level (former TermD) where AirTran used to be. I haven't seen any planes at the D gates in years. I've also noticed that SW fares are typically the same or even higher than UA and AA so I'm interested to see how they'll stack up. Might just have to give them a try sometime for kicks.
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Congratulations, Herb.
I have seen you on TV and you seem like a great guy. Keep up the good work.
I fly weekly on Southwest and you are the best and most efficient airline on the planet.
Satisfied customer.
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Rapid Rewards® Announces New Hotel Preferred Partner On February 15, Best Western became the newest Preferred Partner of the Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards program. Rapid Rewards Members who are also Best Western Rewards™ members will receive a half (0.5) credit for every qualifying stay at more than 4,000 hotels in 80 countries. Additionally, to celebrate the new partnership, Members can earn double credit (one full credit per stay) when they register and stay two or more qualified nights at any Best Western hotel between February 15 and April 6, 2009. Rapid Rewards Members can contact Best Western Rewards by calling (800) 237-8483 or e-mailing gcc@cs.bestwestern.com.
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Flew on Wifi flight from Portland, Or. to Sacramento, Ca. on Thu. May 21, 2009. Awesome service. It worked great. Please feel free to contact me for any follow-up or questions.
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02-02-2009
04:10 PM
20 Loves
Ch 33 in Dallas had a news story last Friday on Southwest's Emerging Media efforts, featuring our very own blog stars Christi Day and Lindsey Reynolds. To view the clip, visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T3-cVkRDSQ
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Jay Leno features "new Southwest Airlines commercial" in monolouge (spoof) http://www.nbc.com/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno/video/clips/monologue-121/958581/
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The Steelers and the Cardinals will be “duking it out” in the 2009 Super Bowl in Tampa on February 1, and Southwest is ready for the crowds! We’ve added a few extra flights to help make travel to and from Tampa smoother for our Customers and those diehard football fans. If you are traveling to the game, or just looking for a good tailgate, check out southwest.com for details on the added flights as well as travel tips.
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01-16-2009
07:15 PM
18 Loves
Tune in to ABC this Sunday night to see Southwest Airlines on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition! Check your local listings for time and channel. http://abc.go.com/primetime/xtremehome/index?pn=index
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Why can't ding offer package deals (flight & hotel), instead of one having to go through the whole
site only to find the trips offered to be more than other sites(orbitz, expedite, etc.)? I plan on going to Las Vegas March 15 to March 20, 2009 and fing that your prices for flight and stay at Harrahs is about three hundred more than the highest on the other sites. I called your 800 number and was told you cannot match the lowest price! I have always used Southwest in the past, but the future will
not see me flying Southwest. Now that I am retired, I will be traveling much more than I ever did.
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS DECEMBER TRAFFIC DALLAS, TEXAS – January 6, 2009 -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 5.8 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in December 2008, a 1.1 percent increase from the 5.7 billion RPMs flown in December 2007. Available seat miles (ASMs) decreased 1.0 percent to 8.3 billion from the December 2007 level of 8.4 billion. The load factor for the month was 69.7 percent, compared to 68.2 percent for the same period last year. For the fourth quarter 2008, Southwest flew 17.3 billion RPMs, a 1.4 percent decrease from the 17.5 billion RPMs recorded for the same period in 2007. Available seat miles increased 0.8 percent to 25.5 billion from the fourth quarter 2007 level of 25.3 billion. The fourth quarter 2008 load factor was 67.8 percent, compared to 69.3 percent for the same period last year. For the year ended December 31, 2008, Southwest flew 73.5 billion RPMs, a 1.6 percent increase from the 72.3 billion RPMs recorded for the same period in 2007. Available seat miles increased 3.6 percent to 103.3 billion from the 2007 level of 99.6 billion. The year-to-date load factor was 71.2 percent, compared to 72.6 percent for the same period last year. This release, as well as past news releases on Southwest, are available online at southwest.com.
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My family and I are planning a vacation to west florida in a couple of week. Southwest doesn't fly into TLH. So we were looking at American (ugh!!!) There prices and flights were retarded. So we looked into flying to JAX and driving 5 hours to our final destination. We saved $1,300 on flight and the car is cheaper in JAX .
I'm thrilled to drive 5 hours after a flight as long as I can fly with SW. They're always friendly and ONTIME. I hate having to use another airline and will do anything to avoid it.
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One Step Closer to LGA; U.S. Bankruptcy Court Approves Bid Last month, Southwest Airlines submitted a bid in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Indianapolis that would allow us to assume ATA Airlines’ rights to operate at New York’s LaGuardia (LGA) Airport. The bid was submitted in connection with the Court’s publicly announced auction process for the acquisition of a reorganized ATA, including some of its remaining assets. The Bankruptcy Court stated yesterday that it would grant ATA’s Motion to approve our bid. While the proposed transaction is still subject to completion of final documentation and Court approval of ATA’s Plan of Reorganization, this ruling is an important step in the right direction in order for Southwest Airlines to offer service to LGA. Also, there are still many details that need to be resolved before we could announce specifics about the type of service we could offer or when we could expect to start service at LGA. We expect to have a final answer to these questions by March 2009. As a recap, the $7.5 million bid would allow Southwest Airlines to assume ATA’s rights to 14 slots at LaGuardia, which would permit an operation of up to seven daily roundtrip flights. We would not acquire, as a part of our bid, any aircraft, facilities, or employees of ATA, which filed for bankruptcy protection on April 2, 2008. Once the acquisition is finalized, we will work with the Federal Aviation Administration and the Port Authority of New York to commence service at LaGuardia, including acquisition of the necessary airport gate(s) and facilities. www.southwest.com
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Southwest Airlines Reports November Traffic DALLAS, Dec. 2 -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 5.3 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in November 2008, an 8.3 percent decrease from the 5.7 billion RPMs flown in November 2007. Available seat miles (ASMs) were essentially flat at 8.3 billion for November 2007 and November 2008. The load factor for the month was 63.2 percent, compared to 69.3 percent for the same period last year. For the eleven months ended November 30, 2008, Southwest flew 67.7 billion RPMs, compared to the 66.6 billion RPMs recorded for the same period of 2007, an increase of 1.7 percent. Available seat miles increased 4.1 percent to 95.0 billion from the 2007 level of 91.2 billion. The year-to-date load factor was 71.3 percent, compared to 73.0 percent for the same period last year. This release, as well as past news releases on Southwest, are available online at http://www.southwest.com/?src=INVRINVNOTR000000081202. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. PRELIMINARY COMPARATIVE TRAFFIC STATISTICS NOVEMBER 2008 2007 CHANGE Revenue passengers carried 6,516,903 7,295,981 (10.7)% Enplaned passengers 7,447,468 8,271,795 (10.0)% Revenue passenger miles (000) 5,263,208 5,742,499 (8.3)% Available seat miles (000) 8,325,287 8,289,678 0.4% Load factor 63.2% 69.3% (6.1)pts. Average length of haul 808 787 2.7% Trips flown 95,355 97,326 (2.0)% YEAR-TO-DATE 2008 2007 CHANGE Revenue passengers carried 81,747,398 81,710,320 0.0% Enplaned passengers 93,955,783 93,830,916 0.1% Revenue passenger miles (000) 67,697,300 66,590,250 1.7% Available seat miles (000) 94,952,996 91,231,699 4.1% Load factor 71.3% 73.0% (1.7)pts. Average length of haul 828 815 1.6% Trips flown 1,095,338 1,062,436 3.1% http://www.southwest.com
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12-02-2008
11:24 AM
54 Loves
SWA Launches New Cargo Web Site Southwest Airlines celebrates the launch of our new Cargo web site at www.swacargo.com. Just like the award-winning southwest.com, the Cargo web site offers easy, one-click navigation and real-time flight status, along with shipment tracking. “In addition to excellent ontime performance, our goal at Southwest Cargo is excellent Customer Service,” said Senior Director Cargo Matt Buckley. “The re-launch of our web site gives our Customers even more ways to make shipping with Southwest Airlines easy, convenient, and hassle-free.” The re-launch of www.swacargo.com is another step in a long line of technology enhancements Southwest Airlines Cargo is implementing to improve Customer Service. In the future, Southwest Airlines Cargo will add AdvancedCargo Suite from Lufthansa Systems. The system will help us optimize our air cargo booking, handling, and accounting processes, thus enhancing Customer Service. Shippers will be able to pre-book their Cargo shipments online much like Customers do an airline seat at southwest.com. Eventually, the AdvancedCargo Suite will have enhanced online tracking capabilities via web, PDA, and cell phone. The new tracking capabilities will aid Shippers who have time-sensitive shipments by providing more accurate status updates. Providing more than 150 million pounds of available cargo lift per month, Southwest Airline Cargo is recognized as an industry leader, winning numerous awards for ontime performance, value, Customer Service, and communication. For more information, visit: www.swacargo.com
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On This Date in Southwest History... 1985: El Paso Cargo Opens Happy 23rd Anniversary El Paso Cargo! 1993: SJC Provisioning Opens Happy 15th Anniversary San Jose Provo!
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The change fee is a big one. Once Southwest is able to serve New York better, I'll be quicker to buy flights if I'm not sure I'm only about 70% sure I want to take them. The baggage fee is also a big one. I'm flying to Utah this winter. I had a choice between a nonstop on Delta or a Denver transfer on Southwest. The $80 to check my skiis is what made me decide to take Southwest instead.
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On This Date In Southwest History... 1998: (Nov. 26) Southwest’s first transcontinental flight traveled roundtrip between Oakland and Baltimore. This one-day flight experiment was conducted to formally evaluate Southwest’s operations on longhaul flights. Each Customer onboard completed a survey, and the results were overwhelmingly positive. To celebrate the landmark Thanksgiving Day flights, each Customer was given a choice between a smoked turkey or a bottle of Wild Turkey. 1967: (Nov. 27) With $500,000 in the bank, Southwest founder, Herb Kelleher, files the application with the Texas Aeronautics Commission (TAC) to serve Dallas Love Field, Houston Intercontinental, and San Antonio. 1988: (Nov. 29) Southwest officially opens its Houston Hobby Maintenance Base.
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I saw this on the Detroit Freepress.
I say Amen to it
Posted by kyjel on December 5th, 2009 under the NWA/Delta article
NWA is the worst for customer service and the best for rude employees. Absolutely poor personalities placed behind desks that make things 10 times worse.
Why does Southwest Airlines unload its passengers in less than 3 minutes from parking at the gate while it has become a habit to sit or stand inside the plane for close to 20 minutes and sometimes more to wait for either: A gate guide, A gate operator or sometimes park a mile away to wait for an open gate?
Learn from Southwest, they have a smile on their face all the time even when things are hectic, they load and unload people in a graceful manner with no insults or arguments. They don't refer you to the ticket counter outside the secure area just to add your PERKS like NWA does!
Given the choice, I'll never fly NWA again... simply had enough
Add Delta to this equation and soon the need for another bailout
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11-24-2008
04:25 PM
113 Loves
Southwest Airlines is over the moon about receiving three Zagat awards today as the number two best Large U.S. Economy Class Airline, number two Best Green Practices Airline. Also, fliers cited Southwest as having the Best On-time Performance among domestic airlines. Southwest was also saluted for offering the Best Value Domestically as well as the Best Website, Frequent-Flier Program and Luggage Policy. One hundred thousand participants can’t be wrong! Special thanks to our People, who make these wonderful recognitions possible for our Company, with their loyalty, Warrior Spirit and unconditional dedication to our Customers. To view the complete list visit http://www.zagat.com/airline. The Zagat survey is the world's most trusted source for information about where to eat, drink, stay and play around the globe, and as such has become a symbol of quality. Zagat Survey rates and reviews airlines, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, movies, music, golf, resorts, shopping, spas, and a range of other entertainment categories in over 100 countries.
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