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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 ...
Parents of children who need one-on-one support during their journey, or who are excluded from airline UM-programs for other reasons, can hire independent child travel companion services. These specialized companies employ dedicated chaperones, often with a background of child care or nursing, who can fly with the child to the destination, even ...
When Southwest Airlines members purchase tickets for themselves, a friend can fly for free, under the carrier's renewed Companion Pass promotion, the airline said Thursday.
Southwest Airlines wants to make it easier for you to get status in its Rapid Rewards program. Beginning Jan. 1, it’s lowering the threshold to qualify for A-List and A-List preferred status.
With the Companion Pass, the member can designate one person to travel with them for free on unlimited flights between Jan. 6 and March 6, 2025. Travelers do have to pay taxes and fees, which ...
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.
A U.S. judge on Friday said Southwest Airlines must face a lawsuit by a prominent affirmative action opponent claiming a now-defunct program that awarded free flights to Hispanic college students ...
Publishers Weekly stated that "some critical analysis would have made for a more worthwhile presentation" although the rise of Southwest is "worthy of study". [ 1 ] Lamar Muse , first president and CEO of Southwest (1971-1978), said in his own book that any similarity between the "real story" and the "convoluted tales" told in Nuts! was "purely ...