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Southwest Airlines Co. is a major airline in the United States that operates on a low-cost carrier model. It is headquartered in Love Field, Dallas, Texas, within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, and has scheduled service to 121 destinations in the United States and 10 additional countries.
In 2004, AirTran sought a major expansion at Chicago-Midway Airport by buying the leases of ATA Airlines' 14 gates. Southwest Airlines made a higher bid for the gates, and AirTran lost the deal. In December 2006, Air Tran Holdings announced that it had been trying to acquire Midwest Air Group.
History of Southwest Airlines. Boeing 737-200 in original livery in 1975. Founded in 1967 to be a Texas intrastate airline, Southwest Airlines was initially prevented from operating, and saw long-haul flights from its original Dallas Love Field base restricted by federal law for several decades.
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Southwest confirmed in a statement to USA TODAY that would-be travelers can search for its fares on Google Flights as part of a pilot now, but bookings must still happen through the airline's website.
Robert Jordan is an American business executive who took on the role of chief executive officer (CEO) at Southwest Airlines on February 1, 2022. In June 2021, it was announced that Jordan would succeed Gary C. Kelly as the sixth CEO of the company in February 2022.