The seats were like rocks, extremely uncomfortable. Finally got back just in time to go to work without sleeping. We were in the airport for at least 6 hours waiting for our flight back home. Solid travel demand is translating into higher fares and more money from add-on fees for checked bags and other services. Frontier (0.36) and Southwest Airlines (0.43) round out the podium on the mishandled bags metric. AVERAGE PASSENGER RATING Rate your experience with Southwest Airlines See Airline & Safety Ratings for Southwest Airlines 5. Not Verified First and last time with Southwest. Use our Help Center or features in our app to book, change, or cancel your flight. Arrive early at the airport to help navigate the larger crowds. earned $2 billion in 2014, an 89 percent increase over the year before. Unlike many major airlines, Southwest does not use hubs, but rather a point-to-point system. Airport Information Southwest Airlines Spring Break Travel: With more Customers planning Spring Break travel, longer wait times may occur. Without those one-time setbacks, however, the airline’s adjusted profit soared.Įxcluding one-time charges for hedging, severance payments and other things, United Continental Holdings Inc. Since Southwest announced the merger in September 2010 and closed the deal in May 2011, the AirTran integration has cost Southwest about $538 millionĪlso Thursday, United Airlines said its fourth-quarter profit fell 80 percent due to severance costs and contracts that lost value as oil prices tumbled. AirTran boosted Southwest’s earnings by $500 million in 2014, the company said. The quarter was marked by the end of its AirTran Airways unit, which flew its last flight Dec. That compares to $212 million, 30 cents a share, on $4.04 billion in revenues in the same quarter of 2013. I booked roughly a week before departure and decided to splurge for Southwests most expensive fare class, Business Select. In the fourth quarter, Southwest earned $190 million, or 28 cents a share, on $4.63 billion in operating revenues. “Our strategic plan has come together successfully, and we have realized significant contributions from the AirTran integration, fleet modernization efforts and the continued growth of our Rapid Rewards program,” Southwest chairman and CEO Gary Kelly said in the airline’s announcement. Its previous best year came in 2013, when its net income reached $754 million. DALLAS – Southwest Airlines said Thursday it earned a record $1.1 billion in 2014, the first time the Dallas-based carrier has gone over the $1 billion mark.
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