Articles tagged “southwest airlines”

Southwest officials aren't do-gooders when it comes to their lack of bag fees. They just know it is good for business.

When you make your baggage handlers central to your advertising campaign you need to be ready for them to take a stand when they see their power being weakened.

Passengers do care -- sometimes vehemently -- about an airline's image, but reliable service and decent fares are more important.

There were additional problems with flight, unreported until now. The aircraft resumed operations after the incident with a cracked housing on the main landing gear, the FAA found.

A new Love Field and a reinvigorated Southwest will come at an inopportune time for Dallas-Fort Worth airport and its prime tenant, American Airlines. The former just had its bonds downgraded by Moody's and the latter is in the middle of a merger.

Where has the maverick gone? Hard to say in this very corporate ad from big-boy Southwest.

How often do you see airlines oppose a new terminal? Southwest and other airlines at the airport are arguing that a new terminal at Orlando Airport is unnecessary.

This is interesting data from Topaz, and shows business travelers can shop around, although they'll probably want to stick with one airline so they can wrack up frequent flyer miles. Or, if they are part of a managed travel program, their company likely will make that decision for them.

Points International, which has more than 60 loyalty program partners, sees a $2 billion to $2.5 billion market opportunity in the loyalty sector. Fairly big bucks.