Southwest tips

U.S. Senate Commerce Committee chair Maria Cantwell on Wednesday said the panel intended to hold hearings after Southwest Airlines’ recent meltdown that led to nearly 16,000 flight cancellations in the week ending Dec. 29.

There’s a lot of money pouring into next-generation flight technology. This week, there was an investment into renewable jet fuel and a propulsion system for flying taxis.

In November, Czech Republic-based Kiwi.com was “celebrating” three court wins against Ryanair: The companies have battled for years over Kiwi screen-scraping Ryanair’s website without authorization to obtain fares.

Delta and Southwest sought to reassure investors Thursday, following negative commentary from several airlines earlier in the week. All of them are confronting a spike in fuel prices, with labor and other costs up as well. And that’s going to hit the bottom line – though some will be impacted more than others.

A group of 15 U.S. senators on Friday demanded Southwest Airlines Chief Executive Bob Jordan answer questions about the low-cost carrier’s holiday meltdown that led to nearly 16,000 flight cancellations.

Shareholders filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines Co on Thursday, accusing the carrier of fraudulently concealing problems that led last month to an operational meltdown and more than 15,000 flight cancellations.

The CEO of Southwest Airlines issued a statement to customers with new details about actions the company is taking following the debacle in the last week of December. 

Good morning from Skift. It’s Friday, January 27. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Friday, February 10. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Monday, April 3. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Southwest Airlines Co’s flights resumed operation Tuesday after a one-hour nationwide stoppage, which the U.S. airline said was caused by a firewall failure.

Boeing Co shares fell as much as 7% on Friday after the planemaker halted deliveries of some 737 MAX jets due to quality-related problems with certain components made by one of its main suppliers.

Skift Aviation Forum will return to the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas metroplex on November 1, hosted by DFW International Airport. This event, taking place at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel, will bring together CEOs and senior executives from across the airline industry to discuss where aviation is headed.

Southwest Airlines has exercised options for the delivery of 30 Boeing 737 MAX 7 planes next year, and converted 24 existing MAX 7 orders to MAX 8.

In addition to its usual bonuses on all three of its personal cards, Southwest Airlines has an elevated welcome offer on one of its business cards now through August 28.

Southwest Airlines will limit its popular EarlyBird Check-In feature as part of its effort to overhaul its flying experience. 

It’s a season of savings for travelers looking for a deal on airfare this fall and winter.  Southwest Airlines' «September Travel Included» sale includes flights for fall booked before Aug. 24. The fare sale is valid on most flights between Sept. 19 and Feb. 14, 2024. Flights to San Juan, Puerto Rico and the islands of Hawaii are valid until March 6, 2024. Travel + Leisure looked into the fare sale and found discounts on popular routes including: 

A passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight has praised one of the carrier's flight attendants for his impeccable service.

A couple who were in Maui with their baby while the wildfires were raging described getting scammed while trying to arrange flights home.

If you’ve ever gotten to the airport extra early or had a long layover and were hoping to jump onto an earlier flight, you may have been disappointed that there’d be a fee. Alternatively, you may have been caught up in traffic or were just having so much fun that you wished to change to a later flight without paying. You’ll be happy to learn that Southwest Airlines now allows same-day changes and same-day standby at no extra costs, though terms apply.

A Southwest Airlines passenger said she enlisted the help of her Instagram followers to retrieve her lost bags after airline staff said they couldn't help.