Southwest Airlines Co. operates one of the world’s most admired and awarded airlines, offering its one-of-a-kind value and Hospitality at 121 airports across 11 countries.
More than 50 years after its first flight in 1971, Southwest continues to democratize the sky through friendly, reliable, and low-cost air travel and now carries more air travelers flying nonstop within the United States than any other airline4.
Based in Dallas and famous for an Employee-first corporate Culture, Southwest maintains an unprecedented record of no involuntary furloughs or layoffs in its history.
By empowering its nearly 59,000 People to deliver unparalleled Hospitality, the maverick airline cherishes a passionate loyalty among as many as 130 million Customers carried a year.
Air Premia, South Korea’s hybrid service carrier (HSC), announced the launch of an interline partnership with Southwest Airlines, becoming the first Korean airline to establish an interline partnership with the largest domestic carrier in the […]
Southwest Airlines has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to expand its artificial intelligence capabilities and modernize its technology infrastructure, with plans to transition to a fully cloud-based environment by 2028. The agreement will see
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Southwest Airlines and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have partnered to offer travellers around the globe single-ticket journeys to and from the United States, connecting to places where Southwest and Singapore Airlines fly. An interline partnership is
Southwest Airlines has changed part of its policy for passengers who need extra space, after criticism over rules that required some larger customers to buy two tickets in advance. Under the revised approach, gate agents
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Southwest Airlines has banned humanoid robots from its flights after a robot named Stewie completed what appears to have been one of the first commercial passenger journeys involving a human-like robot seated inside an aircraft
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A Southwest Airlines flight from Albuquerque to Baltimore diverted to Tulsa after its windshield cracked at 37,000 feet, forcing passengers onto another plane and delaying their arrival by about 4 hours. The airline and the
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Southwest Airlines has unveiled Independence One, a new special livery aircraft created to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States. The airline said the plane will officially join the fleet on April 29, with
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Southwest Airlines has joined IATA’s Schedule Data Exchange Program (SDEP), bringing the number of contributing airlines to 190. The SDEP was launched in late 2023 to build a uniquely airline-owned schedule and minimum connecting time
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Southwest Airlines has begun service at Santa Rosa’s Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport and is pairing the launch with a new perk for wine travellers. Starting 24 April, the airline will allow customers to
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Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) is taking inflight connectivity to new heights with Starlink. Engineered by SpaceX, Starlink will deliver next-generation WiFi across Southwest’s network of 11 countries, allowing Customers to stream, share, and scroll in
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Southwest Airlines announces a new partnership with Turkish Airlines, scheduled to begin in early 2026, allowing travellers to book one-ticket transatlantic journeys between the United States and Istanbul, with onward connections across both carriers’ networks.
Southwest Airlines has announced a new partnership with German carrier Condor, expanding transatlantic travel options by integrating domestic U.S. connections with Condor’s long-haul services beginning January 19, 2026. The agreement links Condor’s Frankfurt hub with
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