Southwest Airlines CE Kelly talks expansion, Cuba, TSA and checked bags
The US airline industry is growing faster than the gross domestic product, and that has created “some real pockets of aggressiveness throughout the country,” Southwest Airlines CE Gary Kelly said Wednesday. Lower fuel prices, rapidly expanding discount carriers and the improved financial health of the major airlines has led to more flights and lower fares, he said. Southwest itself is growing by a relatively fast clip, with a capacity increase of nearly 5% in the current quarter. But that expansion is the continuation of a trend begun in 2014 when it boosted its number of flights at Dallas Love Field by 50% after federal flight limits on that field were lifted. Moreover, Southwest is adding international routes, something it never did until it acquired AirTran Airways in 2011. <br/>
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Southwest Airlines CE Kelly talks expansion, Cuba, TSA and checked bags
The US airline industry is growing faster than the gross domestic product, and that has created “some real pockets of aggressiveness throughout the country,” Southwest Airlines CE Gary Kelly said Wednesday. Lower fuel prices, rapidly expanding discount carriers and the improved financial health of the major airlines has led to more flights and lower fares, he said. Southwest itself is growing by a relatively fast clip, with a capacity increase of nearly 5% in the current quarter. But that expansion is the continuation of a trend begun in 2014 when it boosted its number of flights at Dallas Love Field by 50% after federal flight limits on that field were lifted. Moreover, Southwest is adding international routes, something it never did until it acquired AirTran Airways in 2011. <br/>
