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DING! Airlines Offer Low Fares for Travel through December! DALLAS, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) and wholly-owned subsidiary AirTran Airways spread low fares today, offering nonstop flights starting as low as $59 one-way. These incredibly low fares are available for purchase on southwest.com and airtran.com today through Friday, June 28, 2013, 11:59 p.m. for the respective time zone of the originating city. Fares are available for travel every day...

Editor Note: For more information about this release, please scroll to bottom LONDON, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Air Transport Association (IATA) in a recent report said that airline financial performance is continuing to improve gradually despite difficult conditions. IATA also raised its industry profit outlook for 2013, citing further evidence that structural changes have taken place which has improved the ability of airlines to generate profits given...

Fares are Falling During Three-Day Super Sale Which Also Includes Hotel, Car, and Southwest Vacations Deals DALLAS, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) announced today a three-day fall travel super sale with one-way nonstop tickets available starting at $49, $99, $129, or $149 to select destinations, based on length of travel. But that's not all! The airline also announced a limited-time sale on hotels in hot destinations, rental cars from Dollar Rent A Car,...

DALLAS, June 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) has been invited to speak at the Deutsche Bank Global Industrials and Basic Materials Conference. Deutsche Bank will be webcasting the audio presentation live, and a link to the webcast will be made available via the Investor Relations homepage on the Southwest Airlines website. Details of the audio webcast are as follows: Date: Thursday, June 13, 2013 Time: 9:40 a.m. Eastern Time...

DALLAS, June 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 9.3 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in May 2013, a 4.2 percent increase from the 9.0 billion RPMs flown in May 2012. Available seat miles (ASMs) increased 3.4 percent to 11.4 billion from the May 2012 level of 11.0 billion. The May 2013 load factor was 81.9 percent, compared to 81.3 percent in May 2012. For May 2013, passenger revenue per ASM (PRASM) is estimated to...

Airline Launches Rapid Rewards Points Center with a 25 Percent Bonus for Points Purchased Through July 16, 2013 DALLAS, June 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines is bringing even more benefits to Members of its award-winning Rapid Rewards program! Partnering with Points International Ltd., Southwest announced today Members can now buy, gift, and transfer Rapid Rewards Points to friends and family through the Rapid Rewards Points Center. It's another way the airline is spreading...

Southwest Airlines Adds 85th City to Route Map, Offering Kansas Travelers More Destinations and More Low Fares DALLAS, June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) has officially landed in Wichita, Kansas! Southwest's first flight arrived at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport on Sunday, June 2, and the airline will offer nonstop service to Dallas, Chicago Midway, and Las Vegas. Southwest has fully converted all flying from its wholly-owned subsidiary, AirTran Airways,...

Alliance Connects Las Vegas' Most Prominent Air Carrier with Largest Selection of World-Class Resorts on Las Vegas Strip DALLAS, June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) and MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) today launched a strategic marketing alliance between the companies' loyalty rewards programs, Rapid Rewards and M life. Members of both programs now can accrue Rapid Rewards Points toward free flights for qualifying stays at MGM Resorts' Las Vegas...

DALLAS, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) recently announced the promotion of Randy Sloan to Senior Vice President as the Company's Chief Information Officer. Sloan, 50, joined the carrier in March of 2012 and immediately assumes the new role. "Randy has brought a renewed energy to the People of Technology and has made a positive and lasting difference in advancing Technology's work agenda, and establishing a new operating model for us," said Jeff Lamb,...

HONG KONG, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Insiderslab.com is focusing on the US market and has released an insider trading report to investors for stock investing. Today's report covers the following companies: JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO), Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Best Buy (NYSE:BBY), Arch Coal (NYSE:ACI), and Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100419/HKM001LOGO ) (Read full report by clicking the link below, you may need to...