History Īs of December 2022, Southwest Airlines operates 771 aircraft. The airline has nearly 66,100 employees and operates about 4,000 departures a day during peak travel season. It exclusively uses Boeing 737 jets in its fleet. Southwest's business model is distinct from other US airlines as it uses a rolling hub and point-to-point network and allows free checked baggage.
Southwest currently serves airports in 42 states and multiple Central American destinations. It began regional interstate service in 1979, expanding nationwide in the following decades. and adopted its current name, Southwest Airlines Co., in 1971, when it began operating as an intrastate airline wholly within the state of Texas, first flying between Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. The airline was established on March 9, 1967, by Herb Kelleher and Rollin King as Air Southwest Co. It is currently the third largest airline in North America based on passengers flown. As of 2018, Southwest carried more domestic passengers than any other United States airline. It is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has scheduled service to 121 destinations in the United States and 10 additional countries.
is an airline based in the United States and the world's largest low-cost carrier.
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