05-04-2006
05:39 PM
3 Loves
Like everyone else, I love the special theme liveries, and I'd like to put in a plug for one for Louisiana. New Orleans was the first city outside Texas to get Southwest service, and it was (prior to Hurricane Katrina) the largest carrier at the New Orleans airport.
With the devastation we took in the floods after Katrina, having a "Louisiana One" plane would serve as a great symbol that Southwest is committed to serving this area. We also just celebrated the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase a few years back, and we're coming up in a few years on the 200th anniversary of our statehood, so those are two additional good reasons to honor us.
I know it's not your decision at all, but if these comments made it up the chain to the folks who make those decisions, I'd appreciate it.
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