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CEO Gary Kelly: Southwest Airlines has ‘hundreds of airplanes of growth still available’ The Dallas-based carrier has added 17 new destinations since the COVID-19 pandemic and could need even more planes as travel recovers to fill out schedules. Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly boarding a plane at Houston Hobby Airport in June to visit employees.(Stephen M. Keller / Southwest Airlines) 6:00 AM on May 27, 2021 CDT Southwest Airlines has room to expand its fleet by nearly 500 new airplanes ...

DFW Airport sees surge in arrests of misbehaving travelers ‘interfering with flight crews’ The region’s main airport is on track for a record number of arrests, even with airline traffic still down during the pandemic. Passengers will be reminded to wear their masks as the Terminal D Extension finishes out construction at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Thursday, May 6, 2021. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News)(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) 5:15 PM on May 26, 2021 CDT DFW Internati...

A year ago travelers canceled flights and trips due to the pandemic, but with vaccines now in the mix and fewer restrictions, many people feel more comfortable...

Southwest Airlines flight attendant bloodied, loses teeth in assault by rowdy passenger Southwest Airlines flight attendant bloodied, loses teeth in assault by rowdy passenger Southwest’s flight attendant union, TWU Local 556, is calling for help from the airline to ban more passengers. A Southwest Airlines 737 is parked at a gate at Dallas Love Field in Dallas, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. (Brandon Wade/Special Contributor)(Brandon Wade / Special Contributor) 7:12 AM on May 25, 2021 CDT The Sout...

The summer travel surge at airports may make you think it’s 2019 again ... just with masks The summer travel surge at airports may make you think it’s 2019 again ... just with masks DFW International Airport is expecting traffic to hit 90% of 2019 levels as American Airlines routes more traffic through its primary hub. Passengers board a flight to New Orleans at Dallas Love Field in Dallas, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. (Brandon Wade/Special Contributor)(Brandon Wade / Special Contributor) 6:00 ...

Frito-Lay defends Richard Montañez’s legacy after Flamin’ Hot Cheetos dustup The Plano-based snack brand said statements challenging the accuracy of the former executive’s claim to fame have created tension within the company. Plano-based snack food brand Frito-Lay snacks on the shelf at a Super Target in Lewisville, TX. Frito-Lay is backtracking on previous statements it provided to the Los Angeles Times about former executive Richard Montañez’s role in the invention of Flamin’ Ho...

Southwest Airlines could end financial losses by June as fares approach pre-pandemic levels The Dallas-based carrier is seeing ‘fairly typical future booking patterns’ with strong demand for summer travel. Southwest Airlines employee Oscar Gonzalez, assisted a passenger at the ticket counter at Love Field in Dallas in June 2020. Southwest Airlines says flights are getting more full and bookings for summer look more like they did before the pandemic.(Tony Gutierrez) 9:43 AM on May 19, 2021 C...

Bitcoin falls below $38,000. Did the bubble burst? The famously volatile digital currency fell nearly 30% at one point Wednesday after the China Banking Association warned member banks of risks associated with digital currencies. The Bitcoin logo appears on the display screen of a cryptocurrency ATM at the Smokers Choice store in Salem, N.H.(Charles Krupa) Even by Bitcoin’s standards, Wednesday was pretty wild. The price of the famously volatile digital currency fell nearly 30% at one point a...

Federal aviation regulators have cleared Southwest Airlines, American Airlines and other carriers to repair an electrical issue that grounded about 100 of...

Southwest Airlines doubles down on Hawaii with routes from three new southwestern cities The Dallas-based airline is adding routes to the Aloha state from Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Phoenix Southwest Airlines’ first ever flight to the Hawaiian Islands is shown on Feb. 5, 2019 at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, in Honolulu, HI. The carrier’s first ever touchdown in Hawaii was part of Southwest’s authorization process with the FAA to offer future scheduled service to the islands. Th...