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Southwest Airlines. LISA BROWN SECTION 023 JULY 18, 2008. Southwest Airlines ’ History. 1971 Established airline in Texas by Lamar Muse 1977 Carries its fifth millionth passenger and its stock is listed on the NYSE 1984
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Southwest Airlines LISA BROWN SECTION 023 JULY 18, 2008
Southwest Airlines’ History • 1971 • Established airline in Texas by Lamar Muse • 1977 • Carries its fifth millionth passenger and its stock is listed on the NYSE • 1984 • Southwest is ranked number one in Customer satisfaction for the fourth consecutive year • 1987 • Southwest celebrates 15 years of low fares, good times, and high spirits! • 1994 • Florida service is added - Tampa Bay and Ft. Lauderdale in January and Orlando • 2004 • online boarding passes via southwest.com Lisa Brown Section 023
Business Leadership Lisa Brown Section 023
Consumer Spending on Traveling US personal consumption expenditures for US airlines are forecast to grow at an annual compounded rate of 6.8 percent between 2007 and 2012. Lisa Brown Section 023
SouthWest Airlines Stock Quote (NYSE: LUV) Lisa Brown Section 023
Southwest Competitors • AMR Corp. Fort Worth • TX Continental Airlines • Houston, TX JetBlue Forest Hills, NY • Delta Air Lines Atlanta, GA • Northwest Airlines • Eagan, MN UAL Chicago, IL Lisa Brown Section 023
Southwest Recent News What’s happening at Southwest Airline? Click on the link to find out! • Delta Airlines Takes Off on Street Beat, Despite $1 Billion Swing to Quarterly Loss [Midnight Trader] • Southwest flight tops in tardiness: Airline's Houston to San Diego hop was late 100 percent of the time in May [Houston Chronicle (TX)] • California lawmakers fail to update high-speed rail bond measure for ballot [Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA)] Lisa Brown Section 023
Need A Flight • Go to Southwest.com • Cheap Rates • Vacation Packages • Business Travel • Ship Packages • Good service • Luggage flies free • Cruise specials • Rapid Reward Promotions Lisa Brown Section 023
THANK YOU!!! SOUTHWEST IS THE BEST!! Lisa Brown Section 023