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A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 with blended wingtips departing Denver, CO. On March 12, 2008, Southwest Airlines voluntarily grounded 44 aircraft to check if they needed further inspection. The FAA claimed that Southwest Airlines flew almost 60,000 flights without fuselage inspections taking place.
Southwest Airlines was founded in 1966 by Herbert Kelleher and Rollin King, and incorporated as Air Southwest Co. in 1967.Three other airlines (Braniff, Trans-Texas Airways, and Continental Airlines) took legal action to try to prevent the company from its planned strategy of undercutting their prices by flying only within Texas and thus being exempt from regulation by the federal Civil ...
Upon Southwest's entry, incumbent carriers lowered their own fares in that market (and thereby reduced their profitability), to remain competitive. Sales rise for all airlines in the market. For the communities affected, Southwest's entry and the corresponding drop in air fares stimulated business and increased demand for air transportation ...
Flight cancellations from what was unofficially dubbed Winter Storm Elliott were inevitable, creating chaos at most airlines for a day. But for Southwest Airlines and its outdated crew-scheduling ...
The airline announced Tuesday the launch of its new fare class Wanna Get Away Plus, its first since 2007, and a key perk is the ability to transfer flight credits, which Southwest calls travel funds.
Southwest Airlines, which long advertised fares only on its own website, ... Southwest Airlines, which long advertised fares only on its own website, is now posting prices to Google Flights as well.