Why Southwest Airlines' CEO Remains Optimistic

Southwest Airlines resumed service to Hawaii from San Diego International Airport in November.
Credit: Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines marks its 50th anniversary in 2021 and it won’t be the year that the Dallas-based upstart with the stock exchange sticker LUV envisioned. However, the airline went into the pandemic crisis far stronger financially than most carriers, with a long-established low-cost structure and...
Karen Walker

Karen Walker is Air Transport World Editor-in-Chief and Aviation Week Network Group Air Transport Editor-in-Chief. She joined ATW in 2011 and oversees the editorial content and direction of ATW, Routes and Aviation Week Group air transport content.

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