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Customer's Baggage Gets Urinated On On 'On The Fly'

Posted 06.01.2012

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Poor Jennifer had the difficult task of telling a passenger about an incredibly awkward baggage situation that happened on the latest installment of "...

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'On The Fly' Premiere: Mid-Flight Marriage Proposal On Southwest

Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Marriage Proposal, Reality TV, On the Fly, Video, Tlc, Mid-Flight Proposal, Mid-Air Proposal, Southwest Airlines, TV Canada, Tv Replay, Series Premiere, TV News

It's 2004 all over again, as MSNBC reminds us. Southwest Airlines went the reality TV route back then with the series "Airline," and now they're back ...

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Eco Etiquette: What's The Latest On Eco-Friendly Air Travel?

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 05.24.2012

Send all your eco-inquiries to Jennifer Grayson at eco.etiquette@gmail.com. Questions may be edited for length and clarity. Has there been any progre...

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The Myth of the Super-Manager

Cynthia Montgomery | Posted 05.15.2012

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Bold, confident, visionary leaders who take their businesses in new directions are widely admired and sought after. But when confidence balloons into the belief that a good manager can win in any situation, the business is headed for trouble.

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Bomb Threat Delays 2 Southwest Airlines Flights

AP | Posted 05.09.2012

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SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Two Southwest Airlines flights with ties to Phoenix and Orange County's John Wayne Airport were grounded Tuesday night following ...

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'Too Fat To Fly' Passenger Sues Airline

Posted 05.04.2012

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The story of Kenlie Tiggeman, a New Orleans woman who has lost over 120 pounds in the past two years, made waves last summer, when she went to board a...

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Stakeholder Relationships: Key to a Sustainable Enterprise

John Friedman | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Customer Loyalty, Stakeholders, Regulation, Supply Chain, Employee Engagement, Southwest Airlines, Apple, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Csr, Customer Experience, Business News

Each relationship is an intangible asset of the business. As any accountant will tell you, assets can either appreciate or depreciate or hold their value.

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Airlines Brace For Higher Fuel Costs

AP | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Southwest Airlines, Fuel Costs, Jet Fuel, United Airlines, Jet Fuel Cost, Plane Ticket Prices, Airline Fees, Cost of Travel, Money News

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines Co. says it's raising ticket prices to offset the high cost of jet fuel. And several other big airlines are followin...

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WATCH: Southwest Debuts 737

AP | DAVID KOENIG | Posted 03.21.2012

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DALLAS -- Southwest Airlines Co. is rolling out some new, larger planes that will start hauling passengers next month. The airline introduced its fir...

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The Controversy Over Free Drinks

Reuters | Posted 05.05.2012

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* Fraud claims tossed, breach of contract claim survives * Coupons for free drinks had no expiration date--lawsuit * Pas...

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Discovering Denver

Erin Harper | Posted 04.28.2012

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The magnificence of the mountainous backdrop and the modern architecture throughout the city, make it impossible to turn a corner without being greeted by a breathtaking view.

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Oops! Pilot's Birthday Wish To Mom Causes Bomb Scare

The Huffington Post | Ileana Llorens | Posted 03.05.2012

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Talk about a major misunderstanding. A Southwest Airlines pilot tried to deliver an innocent birthday message to a worker's mother when some passen...

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Southwest Airlines Opening Crew Quarters At DIA

AP | Posted 04.25.2012

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DENVER — Southwest Airlines Inc. is opening a new pilot crew base and flight attendant crew base at Denver International Airport. The facilitie...

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Airline Fat Tax: Fair Or Foul?

Posted 02.09.2012

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Airlines might soon be able to introduce a so-called "fat tax" if the U.K. Court of Appeals has anything to do with it. According to a court ruling...

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I'm Tweeting on a Jet Plane

Julia Allison | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Social Media, Southwest Airlines, Tsa, Twitter, Jetblue, United Airlines, Tweeting, Airlines, Airline, Virgin America, Airlines Twitter, Airlines Social Media, Media News

Most airlines recognize Twitter and Facebook as effective and easy methods of both informing customers and mitigating public-relations disasters. The question really is: How comfortable are they in their social-media skin?

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WATCH: How To Wash An Airplane

Posted 02.08.2012

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Thought washing a car was time consuming? How about an airplane? Southwest airline employees are charged with washing airplanes after hey are "c-ch...

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PHOTO: Oops! Southwest Plane Hits Light Pole

Posted 01.30.2012

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Southwest flight 792 had just landed from Los Angeles at the Denver airport when it had a bizarre run-in with a light pole. The 737 was taxiing to ...

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Southwest Investigating Close Call At Midway Airport

AP | Posted 03.13.2012

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DALLAS — Southwest Airlines says it's cooperating with federal officials investigating a close call on a runway in Chicago last month. A Southw...

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WATCH: Teen Sleeps On Southwest, Wakes Up In Wrong City

Posted 03.05.2012

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Keena McBee is accusing Southwest Airlines of negligence for leaving Erik McBee, her napping 15-year-old son, on a St. Louis-bound plane after the tee...

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Southwest Airlines Calls New Airfare Advertising Rule Unfair

aviationblog.dallasnews.com | Posted 12.28.2011

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Southwest Airlines Co. and some other carriers are fighting the U.S. Department of Transportation over a new airfare advertising rule scheduled to tak...

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Southwest Plane's Tires Blow At Sacramento Airport

AP | Associated Press | Posted 02.27.2012

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Southwest Airlines flight that suffered two blown tires at Sacramento International Airport has been towed from the run...

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Southwest Flight Attendant Union Reaches Seniority Deal

AP | Posted 12.27.2011

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DALLAS -- Southwest Airlines Co. flight attendants are the latest group of workers to agree on how they will integrate their seniority with that of wo...

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Father: Sick Son Removed From Safety Seat By Southwest Airlines

AP | Posted 12.26.2011

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BEDFORD, N.H. -- A New Hampshire couple said Saturday that Southwest Airlines flight attendants put the couple's terminally ill son at risk by orderin...

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9-Year-Old Stranded By Southwest Error

Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Chloe Boyce, Global Pulse, Video, Southwest Airlines, Chloe Boyce Southwest Airlines, Travel News

A 9-year-old Tennessee girl heading to New York City to spend Christmas with her grandparents was left stranded in the Baltimore airport for five hour...

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PHOTOS: Comedian Visits More Than 60 Airports In One Month

Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Southwest Airlines, Comedians, Video, Owen Benjamin, Travel News, Travel Stunts, Airport Records, Airports, Stand-Up Comedians, World Records, Travel Records, Travel News

This trip was no laughing matter. Comedian Owen Benjamin set out on November 21 in an attempt to break the world record for most airports visited i...

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