Gary C. Kelly, chairman, president, and CEO: “Record first-quarter revenue results were produced with strong revenue management and network optimization, along with benefits from the AirTran acquisition and All-New Rapid Rewards. First-quarter 2012 pas... »
Combined traffic and capacity for Southwest Airlines and AirTran fell 0.9 percent in March, the Dallas Business Journal reports. Southwest (NYSE: LUV) reported Wednesday that the two airlines flew 9.1 billion passenger revenue miles in March, compared ... »
Southwest Airlines’ motto “Bags Fly Free” applies to all its customers, except those who fly on Southwest’s wholly owned subsidiary AirTran Airways, which charges $20 to check one bag, Bloomberg Businessweek reports. Southwest closed its AirTran Holdin... »
Southwest, AirTran post high January on-time arrival rates »
Frontier Airlines announced it will offer nonstop service to Harrisburg and Allentown, Pa., from Orlando International Airport, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Both Pennsylvania airports will lose AirTran Airways service to Orlando now that the airline h... »
As Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) tries to integrate operations with Orlando-based AirTran Airways, the mechanics of both airlines voted down a tentative agreement on combining seniority rankings, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Union officials said long... »
Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) and its wholly owned subsidiary AirTran Airways have announced new nonstop routes as they extend their flight schedules for travel bookings out through Nov. 2, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Southwest will i... »
Flight attendants at Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways have voted to ratify a seniority integration agreement, the Dallas Business Journal reports. Dallas-based Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) said Tuesday that the 9,800 Southwest flight attendants... »
Southwest Airlines Co. is ending service to six airports now served by AirTran Airways, which the Dallas-based airline acquired in May 2011, while converting AirTran service to the Southwest name at 22 other airports not currently served by Southwest, ... »
Just a couple of weeks into the new year, and U.S. airlines are raising prices on long domestic trips by as much as $20 per round trip, USA Today reports. Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines started the trend on Wednesday, increasing fares by $10 each way on... »
Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways’ flight attendant unions reached an agreement on Monday to work under one common contract once the terms are ratified, Reuters reports. Dallas-based Southwest (NYSE: LUV) announced plans to buy Orlando-based AirTr... »
As Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) proceeds with its merger of AirTran Airways, it plans to change AirTran's use of Atlanta as a hub, reports Bloomberg. Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said, “We’ll unwind the hub and operate a typical Southwest point-to-po... »
