Southwest Airlines News

Southwest Airlines said Tuesday it would offer sale fares for travel in December through March, excluding the Christmas holiday season, with prices on some seats starting at $59 each way for the shortest trips.

The arrest of a United Airlines pilot this week for allegedly drinking too much before entering the cockpit is the latest in a series of incidents involving airline pilots and alcohol.

Today, Southwest Airlines saluted 23 World War II Veterans with a patriotic sendoff to the nation's capital from Los Angeles International Airport.

Legend has it that Walt Disney came to St. Joe Company officials in the 1960's, wanting some land to build a theme park in the Panhandle.

The largest domestic airlines' on-time performance improved in September compared to a year ago, says a federal report released Monday.

Southwest Airlines plans to offer a nonstop flight between Nashville and St. Louis starting in May.

The percentage of airline flights in September that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Starting next spring, passengers at the Boise Airport will have the ability to fly nonstop from the City of Trees to the Mile High Cityof Denver, Colo.

AirTran Airways, the second-largest airline at Mitchell International Airport, will add new service to Dallas, and is entering a partnership with another carrier to add regional flights to six new destinations-including three routes that will replace current AirTran service.

Later this week, a delegation of Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport officials will travel to Dallas to meet with Southwest Airlines.

The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association has approved a five-year contract with the Dallas-based carrier, it was announced Monday.

Discount retailer Target Corp. said Thursday sales in stores open at least one year edged down 0.1 percent in October as consumers bought necessities like healthcare products but shied away from higher-ticket items like electronics and sporting goods.

The boss Gary Kelly: "Southwest Airlines is truly here as a member of this community" Scott Walker, Milwaukee County Executive takes it all in.

US Airways said reported a slight decline in passenger traffic for October, while Southwest Airlines' traffic edged up.

Southwest Airlines Co. announced today that the Company flew 6.3 billion revenue passenger miles in October 2009, a 1.9 percent increase from the 6.2 billion RPMs flown in October 2008.

Southwest Airlines has been hit with a personal injury lawsuit over toxic airplane air.

Southwest Airlines is officially flying in Milwaukee. The low-cost airline, known for things like having no bag check fees and for their policy of passengers choosing their own seats, began flying out of Mitchell Airport on Sunday.

Airline shares rose modestly on Monday, benefiting from an analyst's upgrades of Continental , AirTran , and United parent UAL , along with oil prices that hovered around $77 a barrel.

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Southwest Airlines has arrived in Milwaukee. Passengers at Mitchell International Airport now have more options to travel than ever before, but that also means Midwest Airlines has more competition than ever before.