Southwest Airlines Posts Q4 Income of $131 Million
Southwest Airlines is making money on more traffic and higher ticket prices, producing a 15 percent jump in revenue.
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Southwest Airlines is making money on more traffic and higher ticket prices, producing a 15 percent jump in revenue.
The airlines are at it again, imposing the first fare increase of the new year and the third within a month. Dallas-based Southwest Airlines appears to be the prime mover behind the latest price hike.
Southwest Airlines Co. said Friday its traffic rose 11.3 percent in December, compared to the final month of 2009, as it added more seats and if flew fuller flights.
Southwest Airlines is revamping its loyalty program with changes designed to nudge customers into higher-priced tickets.
Maintenance crews will inspect a Southwest Airlines jet that made an emergency landing at Oakland International Airport when the pilot received warning of an engine fire.
Several U.S. airlines, including American and Southwest, have raised fares by up to $10 per round trip.
Southwest Airlines Co. is getting new, larger planes that could pave the way for the all-domestic airline to offer international flights.
A young passenger aboard a Southwest Airlines flight found a full ammunition clip from a law enforcement officer's service weapon during a flight Tuesday from Burbank, Calif., to Phoenix, an airline spokesman said.
Southwest Airlines is poised to make a big acquisition, plans to add new planes and may soon fly outside the U.S.
