As part of my job with Southwest Airlines, I travel quite a bit, and, as a result, get to see some interesting places and things...not a bad perk! I also see various unique aspects of Southwest Airlines, and the things that we do as a Company.
One aspect that I certainly find to be amazing is the incredible array of products moved as air cargo in the belly of our aircraft, which is a good thing since I'm on the Cargo side of our business. This is particularly interesting since our normal Customer "above the wing" in not familiar with the fact that we have many Customers "below the wing" as well.
I commonly hear "I didn't know Southwest Airlines moved cargo..." The fact is, Southwest Airlines does move quite a bit of cargo, cargo that impacts all of us on a daily basis. To illustrate, consider your average, or maybe not so average, day...
- The dreaded alarm clock that woke me up this morning...
- The clothes I'm wearing...
- The newspaper I read...
- The book on CD I listened to driving in this morning (and the CD player)...
- The computer I'm writing this blog on...
- The fish in my fish tank...
- The dinner I plan to eat tonight...
- The flowers and card I should be giving my wife for the fabulous dinner...
- The blood I should give at the blood drive today...
- And the money to pay for it all...
All of these commodities, and many more, move on Southwest Airlines every day.
So, to answer the seemingly age old question, yes, Southwest Airlines does move cargo (and very well thanks to our Ramp and Operations folks). Next time you find yourself on a Southwest Airlines flight, which will hopefully be soon, take a look out the window. You might be surprised at the products you see. Thanks for reading!
