Southwest Flight Lands Safely In Conn. After Bird Strike
A Southwest Airlines flight from Tampa, Fla., that suffered a bird strike on its final approach has landed safely outside Hartford, Connecticut.
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A Southwest Airlines flight from Tampa, Fla., that suffered a bird strike on its final approach has landed safely outside Hartford, Connecticut.
Southwest Airlines Co. has officially opened new pilot and flight attendant crew bases at Denver International Airport.
A union representing about 8,500 ground workers at Southwest Airlines and the airline itself are asking federal mediators to break a standoff in contract talks.
Some airlines are making travelers work a little bit harder to find a good deal. Carriers are offering more deals to passengers who book flights directly on their websites.
Southwest Airlines says CFO Laura Wright plans to retire after 25 years with the airline. She will be succeeded by Tammy Romo, currently the senior vice president of planning.
A Southwest Airlines flight made an unscheduled stop at New Orleans' international airport after an unruly passenger got in a fight with another passenger.
Southwest Airlines Co. is raising fares on short routes by $10 per round trip, and other airlines are expected to match the increase.
Southwest Airlines says a key revenue measure rose just two percent in July, in another sign that it's becoming harder for airlines to raise fares amid a weak economy.
Southwest Airlines says it has begun filing refunds to customers who were accidentally billed multiple times for a single flight, after a half-price online ticket promotion backfired.
Southwest Airlines officials say they are working to refund erroneous charges billed to customers Friday.
As it stands, loosened Wright Amendment laws have made life easier for Southwest Airlines passengers who fly in and out of Love Field Airport. Now the airline has their eye on the expiration of the amendment and an increase in business.
Southwest Airlines expects to pay $100 million to refurbish 88 planes that it will lease to Delta Air Lines. That's twice as much the airline expected to spend if it had kept the planes.
Rising fares are helping Southwest Airlines more than offset the high cost of jet fuel. The airline said Thursday that second-quarter profit soared 42 percent on record revenue.
Southwest Airlines said that passenger revenue per available seat mile in June accelerated about six percent, while traffic remained virtually flat compared to last year.
Delta has finalized an agreement to add 88 Boeing 717s to its fleet by leasing planes from Southwest Airlines. The Dallas-based airline inherited the planes when it bought AirTran last year.
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines says it plans to sell live television service on five planes and expand it to more aircraft by mid-July.
Mechanics for Southwest Airlines and its AirTran Airways subsidiary have approved a deal for combining the two groups' seniority lists.
Southwest Airlines Co. says an outage of its airport-technology systems was preventing passengers nationwide from printing boarding passes for part of Tuesday.
Southwest Airlines Co. and its AirTran Airways subsidiary have launched a sale that includes fall flights starting at $99 per round trip.
Passengers on Southwest Airlines flew fewer miles in May, but a key measure of revenue rose in a sign that airlines are still benefiting from higher fares despite the weak economy.
Southwest Airlines said Monday that it will add new service and take over some routes from its AirTran Airways subsidiary beginning in November.
Southwest Airlines is planning to offer international service out of Houston's Hobby Airport with the city council's adoption of a $100 million plan to expand the airport and add international flights.
Delta Air Lines is adding a new plane to its fleet, taking the Boeing 717s that Southwest Airlines got when it bought AirTran Airways. Southwest Airlines wanted someone to take the jets.
Southwest Airlines is pushing back delivery of 30 Boeing jets, from 2013 and 2014 to 2017 and 2018, to save money and get a better return on its investment.
Southwest Airlines Co. this summer will offer nonstop daily service between Boston and Nashville, Tenn.
