Southwest Airlines

Southwest delays reservation system decision -- Is there a method to the madness?

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | July 15, 2011

With an integration of recently acquired AirTran on the agenda, Southwest Airlines has decided to delay a decison on selecting a new reservation system provider. Read More

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Distribution questions loom following US approval of Southwest-AirTran merger

By Dennis Schaal | April 27, 2011

What will happen to AirTran distribution on online travel agency websites once its merger and integration with Southwest Airlines gets under way in earnest? Read More

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Southwest Airlines officially adds TripAdvisor reviews and stealthily debuts inspiration pages

By Dennis Schaal | February 16, 2011

Southwest Airlines announced improvements to its hotel pages, adding TripAdvisor ratings and reviews, and stealthily carried out a soft launch of the Southwest Getaway Finder, a themed search for... Read More

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Open Allies for Airfare Transparency clearly opposes direct-connect

By Dennis Schaal | January 20, 2011

Open Allies for AirFare Transparency made its debut with a website, extensive roster of founding members, a whitepaper and a call for major airlines to abandon any direct-connect plans they may have. Read More

Southwest considering Sabre or Amadeus for new reservations system

By Dennis Schaal | December 16, 2010

Southwest Airlines is actively considering a switch to a new internal reservations system and has narrowed its choices of vendors to Sabre and Amadeus. Read More

Southwest Airlines, Rearden Commerce focus on their million

By Dennis Schaal | December 1, 2010

In their own ways, both Southwest Airlines and Rearden Commerce had the one million mark in their sights. Read More

Southwest ties into Travelport API for live availability

By Dennis Schaal | November 3, 2010

Offline agencies booking through the new Travelport Universal API will get Southwest live availability and last seat inventory because the airline is connecting to the API as part of an expanded... Read More

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Southwest sends legal warning to TripIt, which complies

By Dennis Schaal | October 21, 2010

Users of TripIt's premium service can no longer use TripIt Pro to track their Southwest Rapid Rewards after the airline sent a cease and desist letter to the itinerary management service. Read More

Gate change alert -- Southwest to get 36 slots at Newark Airport

By Dennis Schaal | August 30, 2010

Southwest.com, already the dominant airline website in the U.S., could be getting a lot more website traffic now that United and Continental airlines agreed to transfer to Southwest 36 slots at Newark... Read More

Rearden Commerce clients to access Southwest Airlines flights

By Dennis Schaal | August 9, 2010

Rearden Commerce and Southwest Airlines struck a deal in which mutual customers will be able to search the airline's schedules and fares and book Southwest flights using the Rearden Personal Assistant. Read More

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Danish travel metasearcher has trains, planes and Southwest

By Dennis Schaal | June 29, 2010

Momondo, a Denmark-based travel metasearch engine with designs on the U.S. market, has integrated Amtrak schedules and fares, as well as Southwest's schedules, into its flight-search results. Read More

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The terminator -- Southwest to quash WestJet codeshare agreement

By Dennis Schaal | April 16, 2010

Southwest says WestJet requested "significant changes" to a 2008 codeshare agreement so Southwest has decided to terminate the pact. Read More

Southwest adds online booking for unaccompanied minors, increases fee

By Dennis Schaal | April 16, 2010

Southwest Airlines says its website will soon handle online booking for unaccompanied minors and the airline will double the one-way service fee to $50. Read More

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Continental chucks free meals, Southwest bucks bag trends

By Dennis Schaal | March 15, 2010

When it comes to certain fees and marketing possibilities, Continental and Southwest airlines are two carriers flying in different directions. Read More

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SabreSonic boom: WestJet delays Southwest Airlines codeshare

By Dennis Schaal | February 17, 2010

Canadian budget carrier WestJet said its SabreSonic reservation system, turned on in October, will enhance the airline's abilities to partner with other carriers, but WestJet's implementation schedule... Read More

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