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Southwest Airlines dismantled basketball players' wheelchairs, leaving them stranded for hours as they tried to reassemble them
Wheelchair basketball players were left stranded for hours by Southwest Airlines after their chairs…
Mia Jankowicz
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The boss of Ryanair, the airline famed for its shockingly cheap flights, is set to get a $109 million bonus next year — one of the biggest in European history
Michael O'Leary is set to get one of the biggest bonuses in European history, as the budget carrier…
Pete Syme
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Southwest Airlines shows off its unique history and company culture with its corporate office - see inside the company's Texas headquarters
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Taylor Rains
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Meet the heavy metal-drumming CEO bringing back cheap transatlantic travel, and learning from the mistakes of his airline's failed predecessors
Birgir Jónsson is the CEO of Icelandic budget airline Play. He told BI how Iceland's geography lend…
Pete Syme
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Southwest Airlines found success with free booze, arm wrestling, and go-go boots - take a look at the 50-year-old airline's full history
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Taylor Rains
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Southwest's ex-CEO turned the airline into a 'cult' that couldn't recover from its 'meltdowns', says pilots' union official
Captain Tom Nekouei said in a scathing open letter that Gary Kelly prioritized shareholder returns …
Ryan Hogg
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Southwest Airlines pilots are suing the airline, claiming the company withheld pay in violation of the union contract
The Southwest Airlines Pilot Association claims the company violated the union contract by implemen…
Allana Akhtar
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He wanted to be a trombone player. Instead, he ended up as CEO of one of the world's biggest airlines.
Johan Lundgren wanted to be a professional musician. After that didn't work out, he decided to go i…
Chris Johnston
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Southwest pilots fed up with pandemic working conditions slam management for sheltering at home while they were 'crammed into hotel shuttles' and cockpits for long hours
The lawsuit alleges that pilots are "amongst the most at-risk work groups immediately after first r…
Áine Cain
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A former Southwest flight attendant won a $5.1 million verdict against airline and her union after clashes around abortion led to her being fired
Charlene Carter was fired a week after she met with Southwest over her Facebook posts and "harassin…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Southwest Airlines is preparing to furlough nearly 7,000 workers for the first time in its history
Southwest has promised to exempt any workgroup that accepts the temporary pay cuts from being furlo…
Thomas Pallini
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Airline stocks plunge on warnings of the 'worst year in the history of aviation,' as one of Europe's biggest carriers announces 22,000 layoffs
Lufthansa announced it would cut 22,000 jobs as it struggles to deal with COVID-19 and it expects 1…
Saloni Sardana
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Airline stocks climb on economic recovery optimism as Senate approves landmark stimulus package
Airlines were among the hardest hit when large swaths of the global economy shut down at the start …
Isabelle Lee
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2 airlines are adding non-stop flights between Kansas City and Tampa for the Super Bowl with fares climbing over $700 one-way
The Super Bowl never fails to draw a crowd as fans clamor to see their teams win big and are willin…
Thomas Pallini
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How airlines are responding to Wednesday's siege at the US Capitol as they're faced with the prospect of flying rioters home
Airlines have not committed to banning rioters who will be flying home after the "Stop the Steal" p…
Thomas Pallini
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'You should fly': Southwest Airlines CEO said traveling by plane is safe, despite the CDC and infectious disease experts warning against air travel
Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly said air cabins recirculate and filter air well, but experts say …
Allana Akhtar
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Southwest just announced 19 new leisure routes across the US and Mexico and a new destination - here's the full list
Southwest has been one of the most aggressive airlines in preparing for a strong 2021 with new rout…
Thomas Pallini
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Southwest Airlines is adding 9 new leisure routes and expanding to major airports in Chicago and Houston – here's the full list
Southwest Airlines usually opts to serve smaller alternate airports in big cities to save costs but…
Thomas Pallini
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Southwest says it could take more than 5 years for business travel to get back to normal, as the airline reports its first loss since 2011 because of the coronavirus
Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said that past recessions have shown business travel is slow to recover, b…
David Slotnick
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Southwest just announced 12 new routes to leisure destinations like Hawaii and Mexico as it prepares to fly the Boeing 737 Max again — here's the full list
Southwest is continuing to expand into cities that it has historically avoided before the pandemic …