Category Archives: Southwest Airlines
Seat Sales are Back
June 22, 2010 — 9:13 am PDT
Updated June 22, 2010 — 11:46 am PDT
Southwest Airlines is celebrating its 39th birthday with a new fare sale.
One-way tickets on trips of up to 450 miles are going for $39, while flights between 451 and 1,000 miles are going for $79, and those of more than 1,000 miles can be had for $119.
The Southwest …
Heads on a Plane
June 17, 2010 — 8:40 am PDT
Updated June 17, 2010 — 11:32 am PDT
A Southwest Airlines employee made an unsettling discovery at Arkansas’ Little Rock National Airport.
A shipment of 40 to 60 human heads.
After the worker found the box with the heads last week, the company called local authorities to investigate.
JetBlue Rated Top U.S. Brand
June 4, 2010 — 11:54 am PDT
Updated June 4, 2010 — 12:01 pm PDT
JetBlue (Credit: Darren Popik)
A low-cost carrier that’s been flying for just 10 years has quickly managed to cement itself as the top U.S. brand when it comes to “social currency”, according to a new study.
The report, Social Currency: Why Brands Need to Build and Nurture Social Currency, says that JetBlue is the top dog among U.S. companies.
The report, by Vivald-iPartners, says “social currency” is the extent to which people share the brand or information about the brand as part of their everyday social lives at work or at home.
Want a Frequent Flyer Award Ticket? Beware of Delta, US Airways
May 13, 2010 — 10:00 am PDT
Updated May 13, 2010 — 10:24 am PDT
Fair warning: If you collect frequent flyer miles in the hopes of exchanging them for free tickets, you better choose your airline carefully.
As airlines have cut flights, and the total number of seats they fly, the number of seats available for award travel has also declined.
But as the Wall Street Journal reports, award availability also varies considerably depending on the airline. Among U.S. carriers, your best chances for success are with Southwest Airlines or Alaska Airlines, says consulting firm IdeaWorks.
Southwest Looks to the South
May 12, 2010 — 11:23 am PDT
Updated May 12, 2010 — 11:43 am PDT
Southwest Airlines (credit: Darren Popik)
Southwest Airlines is about to cover more territory in the South.
The low-cost carrier has announced plans to add two South Carolina airports to its network: Charleston International and Greenville-Spartanburg International.
Charleston has been trying to lure Southwest to the city, and the state has been considering legislation to provide financial incentives to get more air service.
Southwest Hit with $200,000 Fine
April 27, 2010 — 3:42 pm PDT
Updated April 27, 2010 — 4:04 pm PDT
Southwest Airlines (credit: Darren Popik)
Yet another airline is coming under the microscope of federal regulators.
Following a number of fines issued against airlines in recent months, now Southwest Airlines is being …
Southwest Chopping Flights at Bob Hope Airport
April 26, 2010 — 2:30 pm PDT
Updated April 27, 2010 — 3:07 pm PDT
Bob Hope Airport (Credit: Darren Popik)
The biggest airline at Burbank’s Bob Hope Airport is making a sizable cut to the number of flights it offers at the LA-area airport.
Southwest Airlines plans to cut 12 percent of its weekly flights at the airport by September.
Southwest is the dominant carrier at Bob Hope Airport, responsible for about two-thirds of the airport’s commercial flights. The carrier flies to five destinations from Burbank: Las Vegas, Phoenix, Sacramento, Oakland, and San Jose.
Southwest Jet Involved in Close Call at Bob Hope Airport
April 23, 2010 — 2:30 pm PDT
Updated April 26, 2010 — 4:12 pm PDT
Southwest Jets at Bob Hope Airport (Credit: Darren Popik)
A near miss between a Southwest Airlines jet and a Cessna single engine aircraft has prompted a full investigation into the incident that took place at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank earlier this week.
According to the National Transportation Safety Board, on Monday a Southwest Boeing 737 had just landed from Oakland shortly before 11 a.m. with 124 people on board.
Southwest Unveils ‘Florida One’
April 23, 2010 — 10:07 am PDT
Updated April 26, 2010 — 11:58 am PDT
There’s a unique new plane flying the skies for Southwest Airlines.
At a special event in Tampa, the carrier has unveiled “Florida One”, the latest in a series of aircraft bearing a special paint job. In 1996, …
Southwest, Alaska Turn Profits; Continental Posts Loss
April 22, 2010 — 11:38 am PDT
Updated April 22, 2010 — 2:01 pm PDT
Alaska Jets in Southern California (Credit: Darren Popik)
Passenger revenues are up, but fuel prices are also taking a bigger bite out of the bottom line at the nation’s air carriers.
Today, three more carriers reported their first quarter 2010 financial results.
For Southwest Airlines and Alaska Airlines, the positive news continued with both carriers posting profits.
