It looks like this, courtesy John Benson, a passenger on that Southwest Airlines 737 that made an emergency landing Monday night when a hole suddenly appeared in the fuselage, prompting the Dallas-based carrier to inspect 200 planes overnight. Benson shot the video with his cell phone, but you get the…
‘Round 3 yesterday, one of my oldest friends called from Dallas Love Field with the breaking news: The airport was shut down, no one allowed in our out — including my friend, who’d put his son on a Southwest flight bound for Corpus Christi mere moments before Dallas police descended…
Back in March, CNN and The Wall Street Journal profiled David Holmes, at right, otherwise known as the rapping Southwest Airlines flight attendant — and one of the stars of Saturday night’s SWA employee banquet at the downtown Sheraton, where, from all appearances, the airline spent far more than peanuts…
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, American Airlines pocketed $278 million in bag fees last year, putting it at the top of the list of airlines making extra scratch by charging to lose your luggage. But Dallas-based Southwest Airlines insists it still won’t go there: Southwest CEO Gary Kelly…
In October 2007, the Dallas City Council’s Transportation and Environment Committee took up the issue of a proposed passenger facility charge for folks flying out of Love Field. The reason? The council was looking for ways to fund the capital improvements as part of the Love Field Modernization Program, and,…
Southwest Airlines announced this morning that it’s living up to that old motto, offering nearly every single employee what CEO Gary Kelly calls an “early out” in the wake of a first-quarter net loss, the Dallas-based carrier’s third straight decline. Southwest today announced a first-quarter ’09 net loss of $91…
If you want to drive yourself insane, dial up the Dallas City Council’s Transportation and Environment Committee meeting, where, at this very moment, the committee is discussing the Love Field concessions expansion. Because, in case you weren’t aware, Love Field’s getting a makeover, part of which will including adding more…
Pardon, but light of yesterday’s announcement that American Eagle has flown the coop at Dallas Love Field till the dust settles, city officials would like to clear up any misconceptions concerning the forthcoming extreme makeover scheduled at the airport. Construction’s scheduled to occur sooner than later and end just in…
And, in other airline news … In April of last year, American Eagle dropped its Kansas City and Austin flights out of Dallas Love Field and opted instead to fly to Chicago’s O’Hare. Only, for now, that too is a no-go: AMR announced today that beginning June 11, American Eagle…
Says Bloomberg this morning, Southwest Airlines may do the unthinkable and … sell food! The Dallas-based carrier doesn’t know what it’ll sell or when it’ll begin selling it, but as the airline industry seeks new ways to make money (cough … charging for checked luggage … cough), Southwest figures that…
Speaking of Southwest Airlines … The Federal Aviation Administration today announced that at long last it has reached an agreement with the Dallas-based carrier concerning those 46 planes that were allowed to fly despite their not having been inspected for fuselage cracks. Southwest will pony up $7.5 million in civil…
The Consumerist has picked up WFAA-Channel 8’s piece concerning the rise in thefts reported at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in recent years. Reports Jason Whitely, in 2003 there were 266 reports of thefts and stolen vehicles at the airport — and 607 last year. Meanwhile, the significantly smaller Love Field…
A good Friend of Unfair Park who receives Southwest Airlines’s tweets forwards this just-Twitter’d photo announcing the Dallas-based carrier’s relationship with Sports Illustrated. Having such a hard time writing a caption for this … But you know who’s probably not amused? Kyla Ebbert…
The Wall Street Journal this morning examines airlines’ inconsistently, almost arbitrarily enforced rules and regulations — you know, the kind that result in “bewildered and angry fliers.” As a prime example, the paper checks in with a frequent flier who found himself subject to the whims of an American Airlines…
Southwest Airlines’s stock is taking a beating today — down $1.90 at last check, to $7.91, following an analyst’s decision to downgrade the stock to “sell” from “underperform.” That follows yesterday’s announcement that, for the second quarter in a row, the Dallas-based carrier posted a loss — even though it…
Southwest Airlines doesn’t feel the Federal Aviation Administration’s $10.2 million fine, handed down in March and due last August, is “fair or reasonable.” So, you know what, Southwest’s not gonna pay it, its spokesperson tells Bloomberg News today. To which the FAA says it’s “still talking with” Southwest about paying…
There’s a small but interesting item of note on the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Facility Improvement Corporation Board’s meeting agenda today — and, right, whatever that is. Seems American Airlines is looking to unload one of its flight simulators. It’s not for one of the big planes, though. Old Friend…
A Friend of Unfair Park is rather unhappy with Dallas-based Southwest Airlines over the news today that the carrier’s spending a mere $7.5 million to assume ATA Airlines’ rights to operate at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. The deal’s still a long ways off: “Details on the commencement of service or…
American Airlines debuted a new ad yesterday promoting the Fort Worth-based carrier’s international routes. And it features a cameo from the owner of Your Dallas Mavericks, who’s now moonlighting as a financial adviser. Much less scarring than Jerry Jones’ pizza ad. –Robert Wilonsky…
A heads-up for those heading to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport tomorrow: You’ll be greeted by picketing American Airlines flight attendants. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants, which reps the some 20,000 AA employees, yesterday announced it has chosen four airports for its Friday fun: DFW, Los Angeles International, New York’s…
Yesterday, the case of John D. Cerqueira, Petitioner v. American Airlines, Inc. was on the docket of the U.S. Supreme Court — which ultimately decided to not to bother. For those unfamiliar with the details of the case — for which the NAACP offered an amicus brief in support of…
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport CEO Jeff Fegan, pictured in the back row About a month ago, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport CEO Jeff Fegan acknowledged that the airport’s going through tough economic times like everyone else, thus necessitating a budget freeze and a halt on future expansion plans for the time…
