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Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan talks growth, obstacles post-holiday meltdown

It’s been over three months since Dallas-based Southwest Airlines’ historic holiday meltdown that stranded millions of passengers across the country.

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Southwest Airlines ‘really close’ to inking union contracts

Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan said the carrier is getting closer to deals with key labor unions, contracts that would improve pay for pilots, flight attendants and other unionized workers at the Dallas-based carrier.

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Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan got $2 million pay bump for 2022

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan pocketed a 75% pay and compensation increase in his first year on the job, a year that ended in an epic debacle as the carrier’s operations melted down during the holidays.

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Darrion Trammell’s free throw sinks Creighton, sends San Diego State to historic victory

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The program that 25 years ago was among the worst in college basketball, that had 14 losing seasons in 15 years, that had never been ranked in the Associated Press poll until 2010, that hadn’t won an NCAA Tournament game until 2011, that hadn’t been past the…

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Travellers shaken as pilot falls ill on flight and passenger has to land plane

The flight safely landed safely back at Nevada two hours after take-off from Las Vegas after an off-duty pilot stepped in to save the day following a medical incident

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Passenger helped plane return to airport after pilot fell ill

Drama as Southwest Airlines Flight 6013 returns to Las Vegas following on-board medical emergency

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Southwest Airlines shares ‘hacks’ to bag an entire row of seats on a flight

The clip follows a slew of TikTokers sharing hacks on securing a row of airline seats to themselves

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Off-duty pilot flying as passenger takes over plane after captain becomes incapacitated mid flight

Flight returns to Las Vegas two hours after taking off due to onboard medical emergency

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Off-duty pilot flying as passenger takes over plane after captain becomes incapacitated mid flight

Flight returns to Las Vegas two hours after taking off due to onboard medical emergency

The Independent UK

American and Southwest still fall short for getting passengers on-time post-pandemic

As passengers came out of pandemic restrictions and pent-up demand to travel in 2022, airline on-time arrival rates still lagged 2019 levels at most of the country’s major carriers including Fort Worth-based American Airlines and Dallas-based Southwest Airlines.

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Southwest Airlines details plan to prevent another winter meltdown

Three months after a travel meltdown plagued Dallas-based Southwest Airlines, the carrier is rolling out what it hopes to be its redemption: a three-part plan to boost operations.

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Fights are still breaking out on airplanes even as pandemic restrictions loosen

Dallas-Fort Worth’s hometown air carriers are still breaking up fights and subduing unruly passengers nearly a year after the face mask mandate dropped, with incidents often caught on camera and posted to social media.

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Violent brawl erupts on Southwest plane after passenger bumps into the other's wife

The fight broke out after one passenger bumped into another's wife and tempers rose on board the Southwest Airlines flight from Dallas to Phoenix, in the US

Daily Mirror

‘I will die for my family’: Fight erupts on Southwest Airlines flight after passenger bumps into man’s wife

‘I will sit down in jail for you approaching my family,’ says passenger

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‘Horrifying’ flight diverted as passengers vomit and pass out during nine-hour ordeal

Passengers aboard Southwest Airlines flight 3094 from Baltimore, Maryland, bound for Raleigh-Durham Airport in North Carolina said they were left for four hours at Myrtle Beach, US

Daily Mirror

Southwest plane fills with smoke after aircraft strikes bird and engine catches fire

Southwest Airlines flight 3923 departed from José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba, for Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but turned back after it was struck by a bird and one of the engines caught fire

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First Thing: Biden warns of ‘hate and extremism’ in the US

The president spoke in Selma at the site of ‘Bloody Sunday’, which led to passage of historic voting rights legislation nearly 60 years ago. Plus, why women are mad as hell

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Southwest Airlines is raising Wi-Fi fees for passengers with connecting flights

Southwest Airlines, which spent over $2 billion on in-flight upgrades last year, will now charge by leg of travel for its onboard Wi-Fi.

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Muslim group says Southwest Airlines fired worker who wanted time off for prayer meeting

A Muslim advocacy group is accusing Southwest Airlines of denying a Maryland worker’s request for a schedule change so he could attend a Friday prayer meeting and then firing him when he took a day off.

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Airlines had excellent on-time performance last fall — then winter struck

More than 4 of every 5 U.S. domestic flights departed on time in November 2022.

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Mum and daughter chucked off plane for ‘yelling at passengers to give up seats’

A mother and her daughter, who were late to board their plane, demanded fellow passengers hand over their seats - delaying the flight for a for a full hour before they were removed.

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Here’s what advocates are pushing airlines to do after Southwest’s meltdown

Southwest Airlines’ December meltdown opened the door for lawmakers and consumer advocates to push for more regulation and passenger protections. But at what cost?

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Where’s Bob? Southwest Airlines CEO’s absence becomes a talking point in Senate hearing

Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan was conspicuous by his absence from Thursday’s U.S. Senate committee hearing into the carrier’s December holiday meltdown.

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Southwest Airlines sends reimbursements to more than 270,000 passengers

Southwest Airlines has reimbursed more than 273,406 passengers since its December meltdown that left millions of passengers stranded, more than 96% of all requests submitted so far.

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Southwest Airlines says a fix is coming as Senators skewer carrier for December meltdown

Southwest Airlines chief operating officer Andrew Watterson said an upgrade to its crew scheduling software will be ready to go Friday after two rounds of testing, which should help fix some of the problems that led to a cascade of cancellations over the winter holidays.

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