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Employee Things are on the move in New Orleans this week as we get ready to begin operating out of a brand new airport. Effective Nov. 6, 2019, all flights will depart and arrive at the terminal. Read on to le...
Longtime friends, Devin and Kevin love flying Southwest Airlines. They also love their Chase Rapid Rewards credit card. Read on to learn how a simple post on Instagram led to an epic adventure and re...
Employee Longtime Southwest Airlines Customer and former Indy500 racecar driver Sam Schmidt wondered if he would ever fly again, after a life-changing injury on the track in 1999. Read on to hear how Schmidt w...
Employee The Southwest Mobile Boarding Pass is a smart way to save paper and ink all while making the airport experience easier to navigate for our Customers. Read more to discover how our very own Southwest ...
Employee The holiday season is here which means airports are busier than usual as travelers head to visit family and friends. While holiday travel may seem daunting, there’s no need to fret! At Southwest, we w...
Travel this week to many of our East Coast destinations as well as Punta Cana and San Juan, Puerto Rico may be affected by Hurricane Florence and Tropical Storm Isaac.    Read more for additional deta...
  My friend Laura and I went to Napa Valley for a girls trip and one last hurrah before her July  wedding to her boyfriend of nine years—a true fairytale romance!   Since Laura and I needed to be at ...
Employee Southwest’s Emerging Leader Development Program (ELDP) is an 18-month job rotational program that seeks to train and develop excellent frontline and operational Leaders for Southwest Airlines. Upon su...
Employee At Southwest Airlines, we always strive to make traveling easier for our Customers. Recently, our mobile website and apps have undergone a few improvements that will make everything from your trip, ar...
Employee Being an Employee in the airline industry should make me an expert packer, but judging by number of times I’ve had to pack and repack my bags to make everything fit just right, I’m far from that. As t...
It’s not a secret that here at Southwest Airlines, we are a Company that has always shown love, support, and admiration for our Military. When we discovered Olivia was seeking assistance with arrangi...
In California over the holidays, my toddler son received a power wheels Jeep as a gift from family. My mother thought we could easily return it to the store and have it reshipped to our home in Washi...
Employee Effective January 15, 2018, Southwest Airlines will accept “smart bags” with lithium batteries as carryon or checked baggage provided the bag’s owner can remove the battery. Read more to learn about t...
Employee Southwest Airlines Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of its Medical Transportation Grant Program by Donating 10,000 Roundtrip Flights.  
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.