Southwest
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Southwest Redeyes are About More Than Just Utilization
After more than 50 years without scheduling a single redeye flight, Southwest has finally made the move. The initial batch of redeyes…
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Elliott and Southwest Declare a Truce… For Now
Southwest announced its third quarter earnings this week, and the results were not bad. (It’s easy to look good when you announce…
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I Don’t Understand This Plan, but Elliott’s Showdown with Southwest’s Board Now Has a Date
Any time something happens in this airline industry we love, there’s a good chance I have an opinion on it. And to…
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Southwest is Reducing Turn Times: Don’t Panic (Yet)
Of all the things that Southwest announced in its turnaround plan, the changes in seating were obviously the most buzzy. But I’ve…
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A Detailed Look at Southwest’s Assigned and Extra Legroom Seating Plan
I talked yesterday about Southwest’s broader plan coming out of its investor day, but today I want to talk about the most…
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It’s Time for Southwest’s $4 Billion Plan to Sink or Swim
Southwest revealed the full details of its plan — called Southwest. Even Better. — to fix itself at investor day last week.…
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Cranky on the Web: Alaska/Hawaiian Getting Together, Southwest’s Struggles
With Alaska’s acquisition complete, Hawaiian Airlines’ outlook brightens – Travel WeeklyThis one was actually from last week, but it’s another look at…
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Southwest Tries to End Elliott Threat By Sacrificing Gary Kelly
Southwest hasn’t broken under the weight of its activist investor, Elliott, but it has now bent. It appears that the airline is…
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How Southwest’s Extra Legroom and Assigned Seating Might Work
Southwest was a news machine last week. After posting a bad quarter with an even worse outlook, it announced redeyes and most…
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Delta Seems to Have Learned Nothing From Southwest’s 2022 Meltdown
On July 19, the world learned the name CrowdStrike. That day, the company had uploaded a corrupted update to its clients’ computers…
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Southwest’s First Redeyes Arrive on Valentine’s Day
It’s been talked about for eons, and now, it is actually happening. Southwest is going to start its first redeyes on February…
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Delta and Southwest Underwhelm on a Quick Bay Area Trip (Trip Report)
My wife and I had to do a quick trip up to San Francisco for a Saturday night event. Fares were high,…