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Southwest Airlines Celebrates 50th Anniversary with a Nationwide $50 Fare Sale

Jan 19, 2021 - Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) launched a fare sale today through Feb. 8, 2021, 11:59 p.m. Central Time, with fares starting as low as $50 one-way in honor of its 50th Anniversary.

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Southwest Airlines Partners With Wattpad To Elevate And Celebrate Creative New Voices With The Storytellers On The Rise Writing Contest

Feb 3, 2021 - Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) continues to mark its 50th Anniversary year by coming together with Wattpad, the global multi-platform entertainment company for original stories and leading social...

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Southwest Airlines Launches One Million Acts Of Kindness Challenge To Celebrate 50 Years Of Heart In Action

Feb 17, 2021 - Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) is engaging its Customers, Employees, and partners to complete a collective one million Acts of Kindness throughout its 50th Anniversary year, celebrating half a century of empowering People and communities to lead with Heart and kindness.

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Southwest Airlines Announces The Birthday Party Project As The Official Community Partner In Celebration Of The Airline's 50th Anniversary Year

Feb 24, 2021 - Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announces today The Birthday Party Project as the official community partner of the airline's 50th Anniversary year.

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Southwest Airlines celebrates 50th anniversary with fares as low as $50 one-way in a nationwide sale

Apr 12, 2021 - Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today launched a fare sale offering fares as low as $50 one way to commemorate the carrier’s 50th Anniversary.

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A Shining Light in the Darkest of Hours: Southwest and 9/11

Apr 20, 2021 - We will do everything in our power to avoid layoffs at Southwest Airlines. That was one of the first vows made on the morning of September 11, 2001

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Herb & Rollin: The Birth of Southwest Airlines

Apr 20, 2021 - Initially, the pitch didn’t just sound far-fetched, it sounded like the stuff quick-fire bankruptcies were made of. Then again, long faces and even longer odds rarely dissuaded the visionary, Rollin King.

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Risks and Rewards: The Rapid Rewards® Program

Apr 20, 2021 - Prior to the summer of 1987, most domestic frequent flyer airline programs were virtually indistinguishable from one another.

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The Malice in Dallas

Apr 20, 2021 - What had begun as some gentle ribbing between Stevens Aviation Inc., a general aviation service center, and Southwest Airlines seemed to be escalating…quickly.

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Tickets, Please: Southwest in the Internet Age

Apr 20, 2021 - In the spring of 1994, three of Southwest’s largest competitors launched a coordinated surprise attack on their rival

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A Turning Point: The Birth of the 10-Minute Turn

Apr 20, 2021 - $143. That’s all that was left in Southwest’s bank account in the spring of 1972.

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The Wright Amendment Flies Away

Apr 20, 2021 - At 12:01 a.m. on October 13, 2014, the countdown clock in the lobby of the Southwest Headquarters building reached zero.

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Introducing the Retro Hostess Build-A-Bear

May 17, 2021 - It’s our 50th Anniversary and Southwest Airlines has lots to celebrate.

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Southwest Airlines announces Colleen C. Barrett Institute for Cultural Excellence & Customer Service In honor of 50th anniversary

May 26, 2021 - Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today introduced the Colleen C. Barrett Institute for Cultural Excellence & Customer Service (CCB Institute), a website honoring Colleen C. Barrett and her incredible passion for nurturing a vibrant corporate Culture.

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Southwest Airlines declares June 18 as Wanna Get Away Day to honor 50th Anniversary of first flight

Jun 1, 2021 - Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) (the "Company") is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year, with June 18 marking 50 years since the carrier's first commercial flight.

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Southwest announces can't-miss podcast recounting the company's colorful history; created in partnership with L.A. Times Studios and At Will Media

Jun 14, 2021 - Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) this week celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the carrier's first commercial flights, which took place on June 18, 1971.

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Hurry to book 50% off base fares! Southwest Airlines’ big offer Honors 50th Anniversary of first flight

Jun 15, 2021 - Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) is celebrating 50 years of service this week by offering 50% off base fares for 50 days of fall travel.

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Southwest Airlines celebrates 50 years of giving people the freedom to fly by unveiling Freedom One, a high-flying tribute to the nation, military, and the airline’s more than 50,000 Employees

Jun 18, 2021 - Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) (the "Company") today celebrates the 50th Anniversary of its first flight by thanking Employees by offering a gift of 50,000 Southwest Rapid Rewards® points. The Nation's largest domestic carrier also unveiled Freedom One, a Boeing 737-800 emblazoned with a stylized flag of the United States of America.

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One Million Dollars Of Thanks: Southwest Airlines Donates More Than One Million Dollars In Travel Awards To 52 Nonprofit Organizations Across The Country

Nov 12, 2021 - Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) has selected the 52 nonprofit organizations to each receive 100 domestic one-way Southwest travel awards to help spread kindness and support their missions.

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Southwest Airlines Releases Commemorative History Book, "50 Years. One Heart. A History Of Southwest In 50 Objects." To Culminate Its Milestone 50th Anniversary

Dec 2, 2021 - Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) is wrapping up its milestone 50th Anniversary year by releasing a one-of-a-kind commemorative history book, "50 Years. One Heart.

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