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Southwest Airlines filled seats in May, but revenue per seat sagged
TransportSouthwest Airlines Co. says that passenger traffic is rising but a key revenue measure continues to fall. The company, which also operates AirTran Airways, said Friday that passenger revenue for every seat flown one mile dropped about 2 percent in May compared with the same month last year. That’s a closely watched figure in the [...]
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Southwest CEO’s compensation rose 15 percent to $4 million in 2012
TransportThe CEO of Southwest Airlines received $4 million in compensation for 2012, up 15 percent from the prior year, largely because of bigger stock awards. The airline said in a regulatory filing on Friday that Gary Kelly, who is also the company’s chairman, was paid a salary of $675,000 and a $961,000 bonus last year, [...]
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Southwest wants extra help handling baggage — minus the unions
TransportUnion representatives say Southwest Airlines customers would receive second-class service if the company — the busiest air carrier at McCarran International Airport — hires outsourced labor to supplement its workforce. Members of the Transport Workers Union Local 555 distributed leaflets on Southwest’s proposal to outsource work Thursday near McCarran’s Terminal 1 baggage claim area and [...]
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Southwest’s new ad campaign may point to identity crisis
TransportHas everyone seen Southwest’s latest ad campaign? I’ll guess not since the new 60 second spot debuted in the unwatched first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament. So what does Southwest stand for? I’m not even sure the airline knows. And that may very well be why it’s putting out ad campaigns that say… [...]
