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Southwest Airlines Computer Glitch Prevents Access to Sale Prices

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A computer glitch briefly stopped frugal travelers from purchasing Southwest Airlines tickets during that airlines fortieth anniversary sale on Thursday. The sale, which offered $40 one-way fares on short haul flights, began on Tuesday and lasted three days.

On Wednesday and Thursday customers began . . . → Read More: Southwest Airlines Computer Glitch Prevents Access to Sale Prices

Kenlie Tiggeman ‘Too Fat To Fly’ On Southwest

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WDSU.com

Southwest Airlines is landing in hot water after they told a passenger that she was “too fat to fly.”

During a layover in Dallas on Easter Sunday, Kenlie Tiggeman was told by a Southwest employee that she and her mother were “too fat . . . → Read More: Kenlie Tiggeman ‘Too Fat To Fly’ On Southwest

Consumer Reports Awards Southwest Airlines Top Honors

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Associated Press

Southwest Airlines earned top honors in Consumer Reports’ list of airline ratings, which also named poor seating comfort and added fees as travelers’ major gripes.

The rankings, released Tuesday, were based on a survey of nearly 15,000 readers. In the survey, readers reported their . . . → Read More: Consumer Reports Awards Southwest Airlines Top Honors

Southwest Completes $1 Billion AirTran Deal

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The little airline that could has finally done it: Southwest Airlines has completed its purchase of AirTran.

Talks began in 2010 for Southwest to purchase Atlanta-based AirTran.

As a result, Southwest’s passenger traffic will increase by 25%, the Associated Press reports. The newly-minted airline . . . → Read More: Southwest Completes $1 Billion AirTran Deal

Southwest Jet That Had Hole Being Repaired

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AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File

The Southwest Airlines jetliner that had a fuselage rupture earlier this month is being repaired so that it can return to passenger service.

The plane has been patched and painted, meaning there is no sign of the 5-foot hole that opened in the . . . → Read More: Southwest Jet That Had Hole Being Repaired

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