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Employee [video]   A few months ago, Nic Jepsen, a high school student, reached out to our CEO, Gary Kelly, to ask for roundtrip airfare to see his team’s nationally-recognized science experiment rocketed into...
Employee “I’m inspired to devote my life to social and environmental impact projects." -Christine Provine
This fall, Southwest has celebrated Disney∙Pixar’s all-new, big-screen adventure “Coco” in a variety of ways, from local Customer activations in Mexico City, to a Customer sweepstakes, to most notice...
Employee Have you ever been on the trip of a lifetime? In November, Southwest Airlines had the privilege of flying 50 families to Walt Disney World in Orlando for the 2017 Kidd’s Kids trip. I’m not a gambler, ...
Employee Southwest Airlines breathes new life into nearly 675,000 pounds of seat covers and other discarded materials in 2017. Collaborations are underway to upcycle, recycle, and downcycle materials in Mexic...
Employee Southwest Airlines Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of its Medical Transportation Grant Program by Donating 10,000 Roundtrip Flights.  
When a Southwest Flight Attendant announced that "Someone is going to fall in love," I never thought it would be me! 
Employee PHX Southwest Coheart, Steve Land, Ground Operations – Provisioning Operations Manager, shares about his personal connection, involvement, and perspective about the Southwest Resilient Communities com...
Employee Southwest is honored to fly 50 families to Orlando for a magical 5-day all-expense paid trip to Walt Disney World for the 2017 Kidd’s Kids trip. Read on to see what Traci Liberto, the mother of two Ki...
Employee As you prepare to travel over the extended holiday season, we want to make you aware that TSA security measures implemented this summer for carryon baggage are now in place at some airports.
Employee From Airplane Seats to High Fashion
Southwest has made our long distance love story a possibility.
Employee At Southwest, patriotism runs deep and we’re proud of the more than 7,500 veterans who we have the honor to also call our Cohearts. For Emily Estapa, the Director of the Network Operations Control Net...
“Everyone has the ability to love others more. If we think we are loving enough, we’re failing.” —Chad Vander Kooi, Captain
Employee Southwest Airlines is proud to announce that for the third consecutive year, we earned 100 percent on Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 16th Annual Scorecard on LGBTQ Workplace Equality!    
Over the past few years, I've been on many Southwest flights. Most recently, I had a very memorable one where a Pilot flew his last commercial flight. From his family's presence to the fire departmen...
After we planned and planned for my daughter’s sixth birthday party, a fiasco with another airline almost prevented her dad from attending the party. After experiencing incredible Customer Service wi...
Employee The Southwest Airlines Heart of the Community program is our commitment to building connections that bring people together and strengthen communities for a more resilient future. Since 2013, Southwes...
Traveling with our baby girl could be a challenge, but Southwest makes it a breeze! We love getting to see new places and share travel experiences with our little family.   
“If you combine what you’re great at with what you love, you’ll be fulfilled your whole life.” —Robyn Benincasa, Firefighter; Founder, Project Athena Foundation
Everybody loves surprises, especially when there's food involved! That's why I'm eternally grateful for Southwest helping me fly the most impressive wedding cake I've ever baked from Portland to Beliz...
When I was 46-years-old, I discovered that I have a sister I didn't know existed. Southwest played a role in my life-changing reunion with my sister, and now, I always fly Southwest when I visit her....
Disney World is my family's magical getaway, and Southwest is the magical carriage that gets us there. Cheers to Southwest for the trips already taken and to come!