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By TERRY MAXON Southwest Airlines Co. said Thursday it set a record for passenger loads in January, and its chief executive said that bookings are "very strong" in February and March. Southwest chairman and CEO Gary Kelly said the airline's revenue per seat mile flown increased 14 percent to 15 percent last month from January 2009. Traffic increased 7.1 percent despite a 6.7 percent cut in capacity, he said. "There's just no blip on the horizon – knock on wood – at least at this point," Kelly said at a New York investment conference. to read more, visit: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/DN-Southwest_05bus.ART.State.Edition1.3d07aeb.html
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Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 5.5 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in January 2010, a 7.1 percent increase from the 5.1 billion RPMs flown in January 2009. Available seat miles (ASMs) decreased 6.7 percent to 7.6 billion from the January 2009 level of 8.2 billion. The load factor for the month was 72.1 percent, compared to 62.8 percent for the same period last year. For January 2010, passenger revenue per ASM is estimated to have increased in the 14 to 15 percent range compared to January 2009. This release, as well as past news releases on Southwest, are available online at southwest.com.
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To listen, below is the link to the webcast: http://www.southwest.com/investor_relations/fs_events_calendar.html
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Today Southwest is flying the 2009 Little League World Champions—the Park View Little League players from Chula Vista, CA—from SAN to BWI to meet President Obama! This trip celebrates their outstanding achievement and their unique brand of Warrior Spirit.
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This sounds so wonderful after all our flights with you to Vegas ! Tell me more. Desire a booking for the end of March at the Aria Hotel for 2 people, one room.
Thanks Barbara
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Bearing in mind the dictionary definition of awesome, I'd have to say that this story is truly awesome.
Paul In CRP
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I noticed you partnered with iPhone to download the "Ding" any plans for Blackberry or the Droid?
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Southwest Airlines is offering Customers airfares for the next 72 hours starting as low as $30 one-way to/from Denver. Take advantage of these super low fares on southwest.com and start planning your getaway today! Fares are available in select markets for travel Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays when purchased by Feb. 4, 2010, at 11:59 p.m. PST. These fares are only available on southwest.com for travel between April 6, 2010, and May 26, 2010. To book these special online fares, visit: http://travel.southwest.com/specialoffers/offerDetails.html?id=31894854. Examples of fares include (see Additional Fare Rules below): • $30 one-way between Denver and Salt Lake City • $60 one-way between Denver and Las Vegas • $90 one-way between Denver and Boston For travelers with flexible schedules, Southwest’s Low Fare Calendar tool will show the lowest price available for each day using a monthly calendar view. To shop around for fare availability, visit: http://www.southwest.com/cgi-bin/lowFareFinderEntry. After 38 years of service, Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) 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. 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. Terms & Conditions Southwest Airlines sale fares are available for purchase Feb. 2, 2010, through 11:59 p.m. PST Feb. 4, 2010, and travel must take place beginning April 6, 2010, through May 26, 2010. Fares are available only on southwest.com. Fares are available for travel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. Fares do not include a federal excise tax of $3.70 for each flight segment. A flight segment is defined as a takeoff and a landing. Fares do not include airport-assessed passenger facility charges (PFC) of up to $9.00 and a U.S. government-imposed September 11th Security Fee of up to $5.00 one-way. Seats are limited. Fares may vary by destinations, flight, and day of week and won't be available on some flights that operate during very busy travel times and holiday periods. Fares are available for one-way travel. When combining fares, all rules and restrictions apply. Fares are nonrefundable but if unused, may be applied toward the purchase of future travel on Southwest Airlines. Sale fares are not combinable with Senior Fares. Fares are not available through the Group Desk. Any change in the itinerary may result in an increase in fare. Standby travel requires an upgrade to the unrestricted “Anytime” fare. Fares are subject to change until ticketed. Offer applies to published, scheduled service only. www.southwest.com Media Please Contact: Southwest Airlines Public Relations at (214) 792-4847
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Published by Dan Webb After testing Row 44’s internet service on four 737-700 aircraft for nearly a year, Southwest Airlines has decided to equip its entire fleet of 737s with the service, according to a post on the company’s blog. Installation will begin in the second quarter of this year with about 15 monthly installations. Southwest hopes to get that number up to 25 monthly installations, and will have entire fleet equipped by early 2012. to read more, visit: http://boardingarea.com/blogs/thingsinthesky/2010/02/01/southwest-to-install-wi-fi-across-entire-fleet/
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Thank you for extending help to those in medical distress.
Southwest is the best.
I've flown around the world several times over and appreciate the way you run your company.
Just another grateful customer.
Thank you!
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— The Southwest Airlines Board of Directors today appointed Doug Brooks, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Brinker International, to the Board, effective Feb. 15, 2010. For a photo of Brooks, please click here: http://gallery.swamedia.com/imageSingle/ImageID=SWA2010012760239/tpl2=images/type=jpg Brinker’s portfolio includes Chili’s Grill & Bar, On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina, and Maggiano’s Little Italy. Brinker currently owns or franchises more than 1,700 restaurants in 50 states, 29 countries, and two territories, and has more than 125,000 employees. Brooks joined Chili’s in February 1978 as a manager at the company’s original location on Greenville Avenue in Dallas. He rose through the ranks at Chili’s, holding numerous positions including General Manager, Area Director, and Regional Vice President. Brooks was named President of the brand in 1994. In January 1999, he was promoted to President and COO of Brinker International. CEO and Chairman of the Board were added to his title and responsibilities in 2004. "We are delighted to have Doug join and know that he will be an excellent addition to the quality Leadership that currently sits on the Southwest Board of Directors," said Gary Kelly, Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer for Southwest Airlines. “His business knowledge and hands-on experience will complement the existing talent and serve as a tremendous benefit for our Team.” Brooks earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management from the University of Houston in 1975. He serves on the board of directors for Romano’s Macaroni Grill, Limbs for Life Foundation, Kenny Can Foundation, Dallas Citizens Council, AT&T Performing Arts Center, and on the professional advisory board of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Outside of the restaurant business and his community activities, Brooks spends his time with his wife of 32 years, Holly, and their two adult sons, Taylor and Kyle. Brooks will initially serve for a term lasting until the Company’s next Annual Meeting of Shareholders in May 2010. Other members of Southwest’s Board of Directors are: David W. Biegler; C. Webb Crockett; William H. Cunningham, Ph.D.; John G. Denison; Travis C. Johnson; Gary C. Kelly; Nancy B. Loeffler; John T. Montford; and Daniel D. Villanueva. After 38 years of service, Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) 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. 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. www.southwest.com Media Please Contact: Southwest Airlines Public Relations at (214) 792-4847
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A new and exciting concept has popped up at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Those who fly regularly on a particular airline or have no problem paying for the First Class ticket get to experience the VIP airline lounges often. Now, you don’t have to have thousands of miles or thousands of dollars to be treated like a VIP. A new pay-by-the-hour lounge at LAX gives you ability to get VIP treatment at an economy-seat price. to read more, visit: http://www.airlinereporter.com/2010/01/relax-at-the-airport/
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Greg and I were in Las Vegas last week for the Affiliate Summit and we flew Southwest. What an experience and I had to ask, just why is Southwest airlines so friendly? This is actually as much of a question as it is a statement. Each flight we have been on with Southwest has been a pleasant experience and this one was no exception. Actually, this is only our second trip with Southwest. The first one was back in 1999 to Los Angeles but our experience was just about the same. to read more, visit: http://www.sweetiestraveladventures.com/2010/01/southwest-airlines-review-fly-friendly.html
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I retired from SWA in 2004, and I'm interested in being a part of the opening of Emerald Coast new airport in May 2010. Would you please direct me to the proper department to address this request. Really do appreciate any available information. Currently, I'm a resident of Panama city Beach, FL. Thank you, Ann
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Jim and Carol,
Thanks for your comments, and I have forwarded them to the proper individuals.
We LUV ya.
Brian
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Southwest has always been my favorite airline. they are the best with customer service than any other airline. Their seats are the most comfortable more leg room that others. And most of all, they do not charge for bags. Bags fly free, is the most money saving and best part about flying Southwest. Please don't ever change and follow the other moruns in the industry.
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Dear Southwest Airlines..... I hope you can help me out a bit, my grand daughter Chelsie Smith came from Sacramento Ca. to visit me here in San Diego Ca. three years ago,and as always she flew Southwest. On the flight she was seated next to a young man ... Morgan Phillips, they started a conversation which ended up with the two of them exchanging e mails addresses. Over time they decided to get together for a walk and coffee.... they both lived in the Sacramento area, one thing lead to another and guess what??? they decided to get married this June 26th. in Auburn Ca. at the Powers Mansion at 4pm in the after noon!!!!! The theme for the wedding is.... Airline .... since that is where they met for the first time... I am wondering if you have any of those little wings and maybe some peanuts in the little packs you could send to help with the celebration?? They are planning to have 100 guests at the wedding, if you can help out that would be so wonderful.... how much do the little wings cost?? they could not only exchange rings... but also wings!! please contact me,
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Well, earnings season has started this week, with results from American, Continental, and Southwest and more on the way next week. To be honest, I haven’t had the time to give the earnings releases the time they deserve. I’m hoping that over the weekend I can look over the SEC filings and listen to a few conference calls. to read more, visit: http://boardingarea.com/blogs/thingsinthesky/2010/01/22/southwests-numbers-show-excellect-capacity-restraint/
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Dear Anonymous,
We're sorry you had a bad experience flying us yesterday. We did our best to keep travelers updated on southwest.com with travel alerts, but there are always hiccups. I'd suggest subscribing to Southwest Airlines' Flight Status Messaging and we'll notify you of flight departure or arrival status via text messages on your cell phone1, pager1, personal digital assistant (PDA)1, or e-mail account. Link here: http://www.southwest.com/cgi-bin/textMsgSubscribeEntry
Of course, follow us on twitter @southwestair or become our fan on Facebook. We keep you updated there, too! Thanks for flying Southwest.
Safe travels 🙂
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Flying against the headwinds of a recession and volatile fuel prices, Southwest Airlines Co. made money in the fourth quarter and extended its string of annual profits to 37 years. Southwest said Thursday it earned $116 million in the quarter, which was enough to lift the company to a full-year profit of $99 million after it lost money during the first nine months of 2009. to read more, visit: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=9621566
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when will you be hiring at the panama city beach airport? I check daily on your site.
Will you be having a job fair or will there just be an open call for applicants? I am 54 yrs
young and would love to work for your company part-time, temporary or as the "fill-in" girl-ok woman.
Everyone is waiting anxiously for you to get here!!! thanks for your time. mbharf
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I feel like I’ve approached this topic before, but in light of the airlines raising bag fees once again to $25 for the first bag and $35 for the second, I thought it was worth revisiting. There are a lot of people complaining about bag fees going up, but that’s not going to do any good. You need to take action if you’re not happy. to read more, visit: http://crankyflier.com/2010/01/19/how-you-can-get-airlines-to-stop-raising-bag-fees/
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Bravo Southwest... this is why i fly you even if your fares are not always the lowest. you treat us with respect, no hidden costs, astronomical change fees (if any at all). you are not in our wallet every time we turn around and i appreciate that more and more as i deal with other carriers. i also appreciate the fact that when i want to use my frequent flier mileage i can ACTUALLY us it. unlike other airlines, CONTINENTAL, where they have such limited access to mileage seats that it is virtually impossible to use them.
after a rather unpleasant experience with CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, trying to use a $2000. credit I became aware that the $400. penalty would have to be paid for by credit card and in addition to the money in credit that they ALREADY HAD (and this was just the beginning of the hassles i had in simply booking a ticket with my credit). I gave them a piece of my mind that included the above reference to how SPIRIT does business. i also compared them to what our government's way of doing business... without getting political here, i am referencing the hidden taxes, fees and creative (sleazy?) new ways to take our money a little at a time. this WILL hurt these other airlines in the long run. goodwill with customers is the number one value for a company and i am SOUTHWEST, understands and honors that. and with that said, i must share that i have never seen a more miserable group of people than the employees of CONTINENTAL, it leads me to believe that their poor treatment of their passengers is also a mirror of what goes on inside the company.
thank you SOUTHWEST for your keen insight, going against the tide, and staying true to yourself and to US.
a loyal and happy customer,
AKMARTIN
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Went to get some ice cream at the Taylor Street Market. The server did a good job of filling the cone to the highest with ice cream. Problem was he didn't think it was a health issue to use some type of plastic glove or cover the bottom of the cone with paper. Bare hands on the cone- GROSS!
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Vice President Al Gore also asked for Southwest Airlines for advice about how to put more Customer Service in Government. The key is hire the right people in the first place. We care because we share in everything. Profits and losses matter to us, Customers matter to us, being able to make decisions matter to us, humanity matters to us, family matters to us, attitude matters to us. All of these things add up and I just do not know if the Culture can be changed because it what makes Southwest so darn GREAT. When things matter to your people it changes everything about how they work. What matters where you work?
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I agree with Mira C. What happened to direct flights from St. Louis to Salt Lake City? I fly there at least seven times a year. Let's go SWA bring back direct flights between SLC and STL. I love you but what about us who do business in SLC and go skiing there??
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Congratulations to Southwest Airlines @SouthwestAir on becoming part of the 1 million twitter follower club. Southwest joins @JetBlue as the only two major airlines to have this distinction. to read more, visit: http://twarketing.com/2010/01/14/1-million-twitter-follower-milestone-for-southwest-airlines/
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Southwest Airlines worked with the City of Dallas to develop a web site (http://www.lovefieldmodernizationprogram.com/) that will keep Customers and Employees updated on the progress being made on the Love Field Modernization Program (LFMP). The site, which launched yesterday, features an animated tour, aerial layouts, and renderings of the proposed changes, as well as sections about community involvement, green development, and the history of Love Field. The LFMP will renovate and expand Love Field—including a new centralized concourse with 20 gates, a remodeled lobby, expanded baggage claim area, and a new ticketing wing. Stay updated on the latest developments with the LFMP by visiting http://www.lovefieldmodernizationprogram.com.
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January 8, 2010 -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 6.0 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in December 2009, a 3.0 percent increase from the 5.8 billion RPMs flown in December 2008. Available seat miles (ASMs) decreased 5.8 percent to 7.8 billion from the December 2008 level of 8.3 billion. The load factor for the month was 76.2 percent, compared to 69.7 percent for the same period last year. For December 2009, passenger revenue per ASM is estimated to have increased in the seven percent range as compared to December 2008. For the fourth quarter 2009, Southwest flew 18.2 billion RPMs, compared to 17.3 billion RPMs for the same period in 2008, an increase of 5.3 percent. Available seat miles decreased 7.7 percent to 23.5 billion from the fourth quarter 2008 level of 25.5 billion. The fourth quarter 2009 load factor was 77.3 percent, compared to 67.8 percent for the same period last year. For the year ended December 31, 2009, Southwest flew 74.5 billion RPMs, compared to 73.5 billion RPMs for the same period in 2008, an increase of 1.3 percent. Available seat miles decreased 5.1 percent to 98.0 billion from the 2008 level of 103.3 billion. The year-to-date load factor was 76.0 percent, compared to 71.2 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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