The Day Southwest Airlines Changed Forever
Bags fly free has been in the airline's DNA for as long as anyone can remember. What does it mean for the airline when that’s not always true anymore?
Articles tagged “Southwest Airlines”
Southwest Airlines Faces Hiring Crunch as Flights Ramp Up
Southwest Airlines has the planes and the map to meet the rapid return of travelers and then some as the coronavirus pandemic wanes in the U.S. It has ordered hundreds…
Southwest Airlines Names Its 6th CEO to Replace Gary Kelly
Southwest Airlines will get its first new CEO in nearly two decades next February when Gary Kelly passes the reins to Robert Jordan.
Southwest Airlines' Boeing 737 Max Order Signals Growing Confidence in Travel Recovery
Southwest Airlines has gone back to Boeing for more 737 Max jets ahead of its capacity recovering to 2019 levels later this summer.
Southwest Makes Play to Be Among Largest Carriers to Hawaii
Southwest Airlines is making a move to become one of the largest airlines flying between the continental U.S. and Hawaii after little more than two years in the market to…
U.S. Summer Airfares Jump as Pent-Up Demand Converts to Travel Bookings
A recent search for flights from Washington, D.C., to Denver for Memorial Day weekend — the symbolic start of summer in the U.S. — found few below $400. Similarly, if…
Who's Right: Kirby or Kelly?
United CEO Scott Kirby says business travel is coming back, while Southwest CEO Gary Kelly says it could take years? Who's right? Editor Madhu Unnikrishnan and Airlines Reporter Edward "Ned"…
Southwest Leans to Boeing 737 Max Order After Rare Flirtation With Airbus
Southwest Airlines appears poised to stay an all-Boeing 737 operator after giving the Airbus A220 a close look during the Max grounding.