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• Southwest Adds $10 One-Way "Early Bird" Fee

  BNET - 2009-09-03

  In an apparent effort to raise revenue, Southwest Airlines is offering a $10 one-way "Early Bird" fee for regular customers who want priority boarding. Customers would pay $20 round-trip for the service 36 hours before the flight is scheduled to leave. (Without it, customers have to check in 24 hours ahead to be...

  Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), C/C++, Operational Accounting, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Finance, Barbara E. Hernandez

• Travel Roundup: Air France Investigators Probe Airbus A330, Online Agencies Waive Fees Forever, New Border IDs Needed Today and More

  BNET - 2009-06-01

  Lost Air France Flight 447 causes experts to probe Airbus A330 -- Although turbulence during an equatorial storm could have caused Air France Flight 447 to be lost, other causes are still being investigated. Industry investigators are looking into the aircraft, an Airbus A330-200, for any possible clues. Some pilots already dislike the plane's reliance on computers, citing...

  Tags: Airbus S.A.S., Fee, Agency, Southwest Airlines Co., Industry Investigator, Booking Fee, Advertising & Promotion, Strategy, Marketing, Management, Barbara E. Hernandez

• New study examines online air ticket sales and consumer attitudes to fees

  - 2008-10-09

  AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD comScore Inc (Nasdaq: SCOR), a provider of digital marketing intelligence, has carried out a study of online ticket sales on US airline websites and consumer attitudes regarding airline fees. The company found that Southwest Airlines sells the most tickets online, with nearly...

  Tags: MARKETING, Pricing, SALES, Southwest Airlines Co.

• Southwest Filing Fares in ATPCO Once Again

  BNET - 2008-08-18

  I can't believe I missed this one. Southwest Airlines has once again begun filing fares in ATPCO. For other airlines, this is a joyous occasion, and for Southwest, it's just a necessary evil. So what exactly is ATPCO and why does it matter? by Brett Snyder

  Tags: Fare, Southwest Airlines Co., Pricing Strategy, ATPCO, Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Brett Snyder

• Reach for the skies: Jim Parker explains to Sue Mennell how, by keeping "all of our people together" after 9/11, Southwest Airlines watched its profits soar

  - 2008-08-01

  [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As TJ's budget doesn't stretch to transatlantic flights I interviewed Texan Jim Parker over the telephone. We've never met face-to-face, but our conversation reinforced the old adage that it's not what you say, but how you say it. Parker is the former CEO of Southwest Airlines,...

  Tags: MARKETING, SOFTWARE, Southwest Airlines Co.

• Company Watch - Southwest Airlines

  - 2008-07-07

  7/7/2008 The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority LVCVA hosted an appreciation event for all Southwest Airlines employees at their Love Field Airport headquarters in Dallas. In this photo, representatives from the LVCVA and the Las Vegas Resort Leisure Sales teams join together to thank Southwest Airlines and Southwest...

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• Air travelers irked: Lindbergh field passengers clearing many airline industry hurdles

  - 2008-07-07

  One day in early spring Dennis Lombardi thought he'd seen it all as far as airline industry woes go. When 2,500 American Airlines flights were canceled during a 72-hour Federal Aviation Administration audit in April, Lombardi's was one of them. As an executive with WD Partners of Columbus,...

  Tags: MARKETING, Southwest Airlines Co., United Airlines

• Southwest Fallout Still Being Felt

  - 2008-06-30

  The U.S. Office of Special Counsel, which handles whistle blower complaints from federal workers, has received 32 allegations from Federal Aviation Administration FAA employees this year, one fewer than the watchdog agency received between 2004-2007. This year's complaints include new disclosures from Bobby Boutris and ...

  Tags: FAA, Manufacturing, MARKETING, Southwest Airlines Co.

• Company Watch - TAM Airlines

  - 2008-06-23

  Jun 23, 2008 Southwest Airlines will post a modest profit on record revenue despite the difficult environment for U.S. airlines, CEO Gary Kelly said. However, he noted that soaring fuel prices will force the carrier to postpone its aggressive growth plans. "At this time, we are not thinking seriously...

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• Travel Business News - North America

  - 2008-06-23

  Jun 23, 2008 The political debate over energy policy gained sharper partisan focus this week as President George W. Bush lined up with Republican presidential candidate John McCain in calling for more oil and gas exploration off the U.S. coasts and in oil-shale regions of the West. Democrats, meanwhile,...

  Tags: booking, Branding, JetBlue Airways Corp., MARKETING, Southwest Airlines Co.