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		<title><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines, Virgin America do particularly well in Zagat survey]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ To go along with the airport ratings, we've got Zagat's survey results for airlines. Southwest Airlines finished at the top in four categories, and Virgin America was top-rated in three.   Winning in two categories were Continental Airlines , JetBlue Airways , Singapore Airlines , Virgin Atlantic (Flying...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:24:51 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loud toddler kicked off Southwest Airlines flight]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Various media have reported in recent days that a San Jose toddler and his mother were taken off an Oct. 26 flight departing Amarillo for San Jose because the toddler was screaming too loud.   Subsequently, the airline apologized to the family, sort of, as the  ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:07:13 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fares drop as low as $25 each way as Southwest, AirTran roll out fare sales]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Southwest and AirTran each launched broad fare sales this morning, with fares dropping to as low as $25 each way on some Southwest flights. Both airlines' sales cover flights into February, though there are the usual blackout dates around the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day holidays. Long-time fare-watcher Tom Parsons...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:42:50 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Southwest to serve new Florida airport, will be reimbursed for losses]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines yesterday announced it will launch service at the new Northwest Florida-Panama City International Airport next May, operating at least two daily flights to four undisclosed destinations. The airport, slated to open May 18, is being built on land donated by St. Joe Co., Florida's second-largest landowner and a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:10:16 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Southwest first to serve new northwest Florida airport]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines has become the first carrier to commit to a service launch from an airport under construction near Panama City, Florida. Carrier CEO Gary Kelly today during the annual Southwest media day explained the airline plans launch service in May 2010 using a three-year revenue guarantee from Florida real...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:26:38 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Southwest?s Ratings Go South]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zacks.com submits:   Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has lowered its ratings on Southwest Airlines Co. LUV, lowering the debt ratings to 'BBB' from 'BBB+&#8217; and placing it with negative implications. However, Southwest has retained its investment grade rating. The downgrade reflects lower operating cash flow caused by record...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:47:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions We&#8217;ll take our first question from Duane Pfennigwerth with Raymond James. Duane Pfennigwerth - Raymond James Good morning. Just in terms of the revenue comparisons in the fourth quarter, at least on the numbers that we have, it seems like October was a pretty...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:39:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines Beats on Lower Comps]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zacks.com submits:   Southwest Airlines LUV reported an operating income of 3 cents per share, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 2 cents per share. This was lower than the profit of 9 cents per share in the prior-year quarter. Passenger revenues decreased 7.8% to $2.6 billion from...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:50:10 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[American Raises Fares, Others Follow]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[While some are touting 2010 as the "Year of the Travel Deal," the truth may be a bit more complicated than that. While suffering hoteliers will decrease hotel rates and create more package deals, airlines are stillÂ finding new ways to create revenue.    American Airlines raised fares $6...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:58:41 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Earnings Preview: Southwest Airlines]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines LUV is expected to report Q3 earnings Thursday, October 15 before the market open with a conference call scheduled for 11:30 am ET.  Guidance Analysts are looking for EPS of (4c) on revenue of $2.54B. The consensus range for EPS is (9c)-(1c), and $2.51B-$2.57B for revenue, according...]]></description>
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