The world's largest low-cost carrier airline, Southwest offers flights to 111 destinations in the U.S. and 10 additional countries. LIke its airline peers, the carrier was rocked by the pandemic in 2020 and the resulting collapse in travel. Sales dropped 60% and the airline fell 195 spots on this year's Fortune 500. In April 2021, to mark its 50th anniversary year of air service, Southwest began offering one-way fares nationwide for as low as $50.
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Latest news for Southwest Airlines
- HealthSouthwest Airlines says it will follow federal vaccine mandate, ignore Texas banOctober 12, 2021 7:41 PM UTC
- TravelSouthwest says surge of flight cancelations had nothing to do with vaccinationsOctober 11, 2021 5:56 PM UTC
- TravelSouthwest Airlines cancels 355 flights on Monday in latest disruption for the carrierOctober 11, 2021 3:00 PM UTC
- HealthSouthwest becomes latest airline to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for employeesOctober 6, 2021 1:33 AM UTC