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Last week, Southwest showcased our Mile High Heart for the Denver metro area surrounding counties with its Destination: Vaccination activation, from  May 16, 2021, through May 20, 2021, at Dicks Sporting Goods Park, home of the Colorado Rapids. With dozens of Employee volunteers, Southwest partnered with the State of Colorado, in its collaboration with Centura Health, to contribute to an effort focused on getting Coloradans vaccinated—allowing them to get back to the things they love. In attendance to support this initiative was Governor Jared Polis, as well as Peter D. Banko, Centura Health CEO; and Shauna Gulley, MD, Centura Chief Clinical Officer.   Governor Jared Polis; Peter D. Banko, Centura Health CEO; and Helen Limpitlaw, Director of Marketing at Southwest Airlines   Southwest proudly supports the vaccination efforts taking place around the country. We are excited to have played a small part in showing our Mile High Heart for the city of Denver and its surrounding communities. We look forward to celebrating those special moments with the people we love at the places that matter most in their lives.   Celebrating Moments with Southwest Getaway Tunnel In true Southwest Spirit, we turned the moments that followed the vaccinations into a celebration, through its 45 ft. (length) by 34 ft. (width) Southwest Getaway Tunnel; a drive-thru experience, which featured music and destination centric videos on large LED screens, creating excitement for reuniting people with the places they’ve missed.   Southwest Airlines Employees Volunteering in front of Southwest Getaway Tunnel   48 Million Rapid Rewards Points Giveaway Southwest brought our unique Hospitality onsite to surprise & delight each participant with 5,000 Rapid Rewards points to thank them for doing their part in the vaccination effort, totaling 48 million Rapid Rewards points given away during the five-day activation.   Making a Difference, One Shot at a Time In support of the vaccinations, wet invite participants to share their joy from being fully vaccinated, by posting a vaccine selfie on their Facebook page, or tag @SouthwestAir on Twitter and Instagram—don't forget to include #SouthwestHeart.     ... View more

It’s 9:29 a.m. on September 8, 2014.  Hanger 5 at Southwest Dallas Maintenance is filled with Employees smiling, hugging—the air is thick with excitement.  The lights dim and darkness prevails.  Suddenly, the entire expanse of the Hanger Wall 5 comes alive: fast-moving images, bright lights, red and blue swooshes then our bold new livery appears along with our epic, iconic Heart.  Hello, Heart One and our new Visual Identity! Looking back at this great day is an amazing memory for us all. What a whirlwind year has followed this incredible launch.  Let’s look at some of the many highlights of our launch year: One of the major milestones after launch was the kick-off to design our new Employee Uniform.  A Uniform Council (aka Designers!) comprising 43 Employees from Ground Ops, Inflight, Provisioning, and Tech Ops volunteered to create an exciting new Southwest Uniform.  The result, as revealed to Employees two weeks ago, is a fresh, modern, colorful collection instantly identifiable as Southwest, with the pops of bold blue and red Brand colors.  With the wear testing officially underway, we can’t wait to see the final Uniform reveal in mid-2016, followed by a 2017 rollout to Employees. In April, the Company delivered the first new Specialty Plane to enter our fleet with the new Heart livery.  Hello, Missouri One!   With an artist’s rendition of the Missouri State flag emblazoned on its side, our new Specialty aircraft looked striking and received much happy chatter from our Employees and Customers.  A terrific reveal! Momentum continued into May with our Operations and Communications Teams launching our New Seat, due to enter our fleet in 2016.  The new seat launches in bold blue and comes with cool, unique features such as adjustable headrests—it will be the widest economy seat in the 737 Market.  Hello to even more Customer comfort! Most exciting as we look ahead to the end of this year, our new look begins to enter the Customer inflight experience, with the introduction of a silver laminate wall on the bulkhead—the perfect backdrop for our epic Heart symbol.  Early next year, Technical Operations will start to launch the new bold blue Evolve seats, bringing to life our entire Heart inflight experience. It’s been a thrilling, adrenaline-driving year and the reward of seeing our Heart Visual Identity come alive makes us all smile more every day.  Happy First Birthday to our epic Heart! ... View more

If it Matters to You, It Matters to Us This simple phrase is the backbone of our newest campaign.  “At Southwest, we believe low fares should never mean low service, and we’re not changing that course because that course brought us to you.”  Our newest campaign is meant to reach new Customers and our current Customers, capturing the moments in their lives that matter most, and how our unique services and products are what make that happen. Today, our Fall Campaign launches nationwide, highlighting our Rapid Rewards Program.  Beginning Sunday, during NFL, two more spots will run: “Check” and “Free live TV.”  I’m especially proud of our “Check” spot, which highlights our most unique product—our People, and of course, our legendary low fares. We truly hope you enjoy our new campaign as much as we enjoyed making it.  It’s our mission to connect our Customers to what matters most in their lives, and as the largest domestic airline, we feel confident we can do just that. ... View more