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10 unusual facts about Southwest Airlines


Aviation in Maryland

BWI is served by most major carriers, with Southwest Airlines as the prime carrier with over 50% of passenger volume.

Carole Ward Allen

Ward Allen is also noted for helping Mayor Lionel J. Wilson bring Southwest Airlines to Oakland International Airport during the late 1980s for the very first time.

Dallas Sportatorium

However, it did gain one last bit of notoriety when Dallas-based Southwest Airlines held an arm-wrestling match between chairman Herb Kelleher and Kurt Herwald, chairman of Stevens Aviation, resulting from controversy over Southwest's use of the slogan "Just Plane Smart" (Stevens claimed that it infringed on its own "Plane Smart" slogan).

Danny Romero

Albuquerque police announced previous to the fight, that they were prepared for any gang related violence to take place on the streets of Albuquerque during fight night, but the only incident happened 33,000 feet over the ground, as two individuals of the conflicting sides coincided in a Southwest Airlines flight to Las Vegas, where the fight was held at.

Robert Lees

The Southwest Airlines ticketing agent heard the attack and phoned police.

Sawyer Brown

2004 saw the group returning to Curb Records, just as Duncan Cameron decided to leave the group to pursue a lifelong dream of flying for Southwest Airlines.

Shinro

Originally appearing in Japanese puzzle magazines, Shinro was popularized by its appearance in Southwest Airline's Spirit Magazine.

The Real Geeks

The Real Geeks team attended the show again in 2013 with Southwest Airlines as the primary sponsor of coverage.

Tom Joyner Morning Show

Southwest Airlines is a prominent sponsor of the radio show, especially Joyner's on-site remotes (called "Sky Shows"), and offers free round-trip airfare to any destination that Southwest flies as a recurring giveaway on the show.

Web scraping

Southwest Airlines has also challenged screen-scraping practices, and has involved both FareChase and another firm, Outtask, in a legal claim.


Bus monitor bullying video

On his show Anderson Cooper 360°, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper announced that Southwest Airlines offered to pay for a trip for Klein and nine people of her choice to Disneyland for a three-night visit.

Kenneth L. Gile

Prior to joining Flydubai, Ken was the President and COO of now defunct Skybus Airlines and a former pilot and Director of Operations for Southwest Airlines.

Next Generation Air Transportation System

As of July 2011, JetBlue and Southwest Airlines had installed onboard equipment, partly with federal funds.