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As of November 2023, Southwest Airlines has scheduled flights to over 100 destinations [1] in 42 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, the newest being Syracuse, New York on November 14, 2021. However, service to the city ended in 2024. The airline has 15 focus cities and operates over 4,000 flights each day. [2]
Southwest is the world's largest operator of the Boeing 737, and was the launch customer of the 737-300, 737-500, and 737-700. [1] It took delivery of its 1,000th Boeing 737 in 2023. Using a single basic aircraft type allows Southwest pilots and flight attendants to crew any aircraft in the fleet without restrictions. [2]
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 ...
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Southwest Airlines said it will limit hiring and suspend operations at four airports in the U.S. and Mexico following a loss of profits and delays getting planes from Boeing.. In a release posted ...
Plane departed (then designated) 31L, fire on engine No. 2, circled to land 31L, crashed 0.2 miles (0.32 km) southeast of field. All three persons aboard were killed. September 1, 1961: N86511: L-049: Trans World Airlines-Plane departed Midway, lost elevator bolt, crashed near Hinsdale, Illinois, resulting in 78 deaths. December 8, 1972: N9031U ...
Connections: Southwest wants to better match the carrier’s schedule to current travel patterns and get more out of the nearly 140 daily departures it already has from Orlando, according to the ...
Originally called the "Southwest Airlines Home Gate," passengers could view schedules, a route map and company information at Iflyswa.com. [58] Southwest.com was the number one airline website for online revenue, according to PhoCusWright. Nielsen/Netratings also reported that Southwest.com was the largest airline site in terms of unique ...