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Southwest Gets First Boeing 737 MAX 8
Southwest Airlines has officially taken delivery of its newest aircraft: its first Boeing 737 MAX 8. Southwest is the first airline in the United States to receive the 737 MAX, planning to take delivery of eight more MAX planes in […]
Southwest’s Strong 2017 Continues
Southwest Airlines’ strong 2017 campaign continued in July, according to the company’s latest traffic data. The company flew 12.4 billion revenue passenger miles in July, an increase of 6 percent from 11.7 billion revenue passenger miles in July 2016. Available […]
Southwest’s Latest Traffic Jump
Southwest Airlines continued its solid 2017 with 4.6 percent jump in passengers carried in June, according to the latest numbers from the company. Southwest reported a total of 11.62 million passengers last month, up from 11.1 million in June 2016, […]
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JetBlue’s Latest Traffic Data
JetBlue reported its preliminary traffic results for May 2017. Traffic for the month increased 3.8 percent from May 2016 with a total of 3.986 billion revenue passenger miles on a capacity increase of 3.7 percent. Load factor for May 2017 […]
Southwest Airlines Launching Nonstop Turks and Caicos Flights
Southwest Airlines is adding another new Caribbean destination. The fast-expanding carrier is planning to launch new nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale and Providenciales, Turks and Caicos beginning Nov. 5. Southwest Chairman and CEO Gary Kelly made the announcement in a […]
Southwest Airlines Launches Wave of New Nonstop Caribbean Flights
Southwest Airlines is making moves in the Caribbean. The carrier officially launched new daily nonstop service to four Caribbean destinations on Sunday, all out of its growing Caribbean-network hub in Fort Lauderdale. The carrier has launched daily nonstop service from […]
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Southwest’s Big Caribbean Expansion Is Starting Next Month
Southwest Airlines is readying to launch a major expansion push in the Caribbean next month. On June 4, the airline will be launching new flights across the Caribbean, with new daily flights from Fort Lauderdale to Grand Cayman, Montego Bay, […]
Southwest Traffic Up in March
Southwest Airlines traffic saw a boost in March, according to the company’s latest data report. The carrier flew 11.3 billion revenue passenger miles in March, up 3.9 percent from the 10.9 billion it flew in March 2016. Available seat miles […]
Southwest Airlines Growth Slowed in February
After months of very strong growth, Southwest Airlines saw positive but slower traffic growth in February, according to the company’s latest numbers. Southwest reported that it flew 8.7 billion revenue passenger miles in February, an increase of 1.1 percent from […]