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Southwest exec says the free bag and assigned seating overhaul is already paying off
Travel & Leisure
Southwest exec says the free bag and assigned seating overhaul is already paying off
By Preston ForeJune 2, 2026
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Success
Meetings are not work, says Southwest Airlines CEO—and he’s taking action by blocking his calendar every afternoon from Wednesday to Friday 
By Preston ForeMarch 27, 2026
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Environment
America gripped by towering haboobs as dust storms take Southwest by storm
By The Associated PressAugust 27, 2025
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Arts & Entertainment
Chronically delayed flight parked in Boise spurs jazz band to jam in the aisle: ‘You could just feel the energy. Everybody was so frustrated’
By The Associated Press and Becky BohrerAugust 20, 2025
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Finance
Southwest Airlines stock jumps 10% as investors embrace turnaround plan
By Greg McKennaSeptember 26, 2024
Southwest’s Gary Kelly flew the company through pandemic turbulence, but will an activist attack bring it all crashing down?
Finance
Southwest’s Gary Kelly flew the company through pandemic turbulence, but will an activist attack bring it all crashing down?
By Leo SchwartzJuly 3, 2024
American Airlines CEO fumes at Boeing’s failures—’Get your act together’
Retail
American Airlines CEO fumes at Boeing’s failures—’Get your act together’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezApril 25, 2024
Strategy Session: Southwest CEO Gary Kelly’s guide to succession planning
Features
Strategy Session: Southwest CEO Gary Kelly’s guide to succession planning
By Shawn TullyJuly 5, 2021
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Finance
A strategy session at 40,000 feet: How Southwest Airlines used the pandemic to outmaneuver the majors
By Shawn TullyJune 17, 2021
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Travel & Leisure
These Five Major Airlines Plan to Add a Non-Binary Gender Option for Fliers Soon
By Brittany ShootFebruary 15, 2019
Early Winter Snowstorm Hammers Chicago Area
Travel & Leisure
Almost 2,000 Flights Have Been Canceled in the Wake of Midwest Polar Vortex
By Erik ShermanJanuary 30, 2019
Here’s Why Your PR Nightmare Might Not Be a Longterm Crisis After All
Leadership
Here’s Why Your PR Nightmare Might Not Be a Longterm Crisis After All
By Grace DonnellySeptember 28, 2017
Southwest Airlines Reveals New Destinations For Dallas Travelers
Travel & Leisure
Southwest Will Stop Overbooking Its Flights
By Madeline FarberApril 27, 2017
JetBlue Terminal At Long Beach Airport Ahead Of Earnings Figures
Travel & Leisure
Here’s Why Southwest and JetBlue Were Having Booking Problems
By Reuters and Michelle TohOctober 17, 2016
Southwest Airlines computer outage
Travel & Leisure
Southwest Is Still Canceling Hundreds of Flights After Fixing Its Technology Glitch
By Jasper SchererJuly 21, 2016
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