| URL: |
http://www.southwest.com/
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| Telephone: |
+1 800 435-9792 |
| Type of airline: |
Scheduled airline |
| Country: |
United States (US) |
| Call sign: |
Southwest |
| Address: |
Southwest Airlines
P.O. Box 36647 - 1CR
Dallas, Texas 75235-1647
USA |
| Home airport: |
DFW |
| Year founded: |
1967 |
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Number of aircraft: |
508 |
| Passengers per year: |
88.400.000 |
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Description:
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Fleet :
194 Boeing 737-300, 25 Boeing 737-500, 278 Boeing 737-700 (July 2007).
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History:
Southwest Airlines was launched in March 1967 as Air Southwest Inc., and is an American low-cost airline based in Dallas, Texas. In March 1971, the airline was renamed Southwest Airlines, and only a month later flights were operated between Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. Since 1978, the airline also operates on the routes to Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arizona, Nevada and California.
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Network:
Southwest Airlines currently flies regularly to 85 different destinations in the United States, including to Albany, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Louisville, Nashville, Omaha, Portland, Sacramento and Tucson.
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