Southwest Airlines News

Southwest Says AirTran To Exit 6 US Airports

January 20, 2012

Southwest Airlines said on Friday that its AirTran subsidiary would stop operating at six US airports this year because of higher fuel costs.
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Winter Storm Dumps Snow On US Midwest

January 20, 2012

A winter storm dumping snow across the US Midwest on Friday forced the cancellation of more than 600 flights at Chicago's O'Hare Airport, while slick roads and poor visibility snarled traffic across the region.
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Southwest Airlines Profit Tops Estimates

January 19, 2012

Southwest Airlines reported a quarterly profit that topped estimates as higher fares helped blunt rising fuel costs, and its shares rose nearly 3 percent on Thursday.
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Flights Cancelled As Snow Blankets Seattle

January 19, 2012

A Pacific storm blanketed Seattle in more than four inches of snow, forcing airline flight cancellations and snarling traffic throughout a city more accustomed to rain than severe winter weather.
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US Carriers Expected To Report Profitable Q4

January 18, 2012

Most US airlines are poised to report profitable fourth quarters, a trend set to continue in 2012 as cost-cutting and fare increases help the industry weather rising fuel costs and global economic uncertainty that could hamper travel demand.
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US Agency Orders AirTran Pilot Reinstatment

January 18, 2012

AirTran Airways must reinstate a pilot it fired after he reported numerous mechanical concerns and pay him more than USD$1 million in back wages plus interest and damages, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration said on Tuesday.
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Southwest-AirTran Attendants Unions Agree Deal

December 27, 2011

Unions representing flight attendants at Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways on Monday reached an agreement to work under one common contract once members ratify the terms, according to a joint statement by the attendants' respective unions.
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Flight Mix-up Leaves 9 Year Old At Wrong Airport

December 23, 2011

The parents of a nine-year-old girl who flew unaccompanied to New York and was allowed to deplane in Baltimore said they would drive to get her after the holidays rather than risk another flight.
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Southwest Out To Widen Its Cost Advantage

December 15, 2011

Southwest Airlines is focused on eliminating waste and inefficiencies in its operation to bring down costs and re-widen the cost advantage it has against larger rivals, chief executive Gary Kelly said on Thursday.
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Boeing Logs USD$19 Mln Southwest Order

December 14, 2011

Boeing bagged its first firm order for the new 737 MAX fuel-efficient, narrow-body plane, as part of a USD$19 billion deal with Southwest Airlines that the jet maker calls its largest order ever.
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