Tag: Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines passenger opens emergency exit door, climbs onto wing in New Orleans
A Southwest Airlines passenger opened a plane’s emergency exit door, got onto the wing and was caught on the ground as the plane was readying to pull back from the gate at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport on Sunday night.
Southwest adds new fare class with benefits
Southwest Airlines has unveiled a new fare class which will be the airline’s second-cheapest option.
Wanna Get Away Plus will fit in between the original...
Southwest to reinstate alcohol sales on flights Feb. 16
After two years of dry flying, Southwest Airlines will reinstate alcohol sales this month on flights of more than 176 miles, the company says.
Southwest’s...
Judge rejects challenge to Southwest’s vaccine mandate
DALLAS (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a bid by pilots to block Southwest Airlines from imposing a vaccine mandate, saying the airline...
Holiday travel is even more uncertain after summer of airline turbulence
Kyle Arnold The Dallas Morning News
DALLAS — Dallas travel agent Alex Ramsey is getting questions daily from customers uncertain about booking holiday trips.
"Are Americans...
Southwest: We won’t put unvaccinated workers on unpaid leave
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines will let unvaccinated employees keep working past early December instead of putting them on...
Southwest is latest airline to mandate vaccines for workers
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines on Monday became the latest U.S. airline to require its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
The Dallas-based company said...
Southwest to add multiple new flights at VIA
HARLINGEN — Southwest Airlines has announced multiple new flights to and from Valley International Airport to Austin, Dallas and Houston, airport officials said Monday.
Effective...
Pilots’ union sues Southwest over changes made in pandemic
DALLAS (AP) — The pilots' union is suing Southwest Airlines, saying that rules the airline put into place before and during the pandemic have...
Delta variant spreads, Southwest no longer sees profit in Q3
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writers
Southwest Airlines said Wednesday that it no longer expects to turn a profit in the third...
