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'My Back Already Hurts': Critics Think Southwest Airlines' Newly Redesigned Seats Are Too 'Thin'

Southwest Airlines debuted its new RECARO seating for passengers last week.

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Is domestic travel back on track? Check out these companies

Growing GDP figures create a trickle-down effect on these domestic leisure names. Markets and analysts are all over this domino effect.

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'Pre-Boarding Scam': Customers Furious at Southwest Airlines After 20 Passengers Ask For Wheelchair Assistance to Board

A viral tweet is slamming the airline's wheelchair policy for boarding and disembarking.

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Southwest Airlines' CEO Got a 75% Pay Bump Ahead of the Holiday Travel Catastrophe — Take a Look at His Total Compensation Package

Bob Jordan, who's been with the company since 1988, assumed the role 10 months before the meltdown.

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Southwest Airlines Is Getting Creative to Fix the Painful Plane-Boarding Process — Here's How

If it's successful, we might be saying goodbye to slow-moving lines.

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Southwest Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Holiday Flight Meltdown. CEO Bob Jordan Says It 'Just Can't Happen Again.'

The company said it knows it needs to "rebuild trust" with customers.

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Southwest Troubles Cancel Teachers' Flight to Make $4,000 Honeymoon Cruise

Two Wisconsin teachers missed their cruise ship departure because their Southwest flights and thousands of others were canceled.

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Man Emotionally Reunites With Suitcase Amid Southwest Airlines Disaster

Patrick Keane is going viral after getting his hands on his luggage at Midway Airport.

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Leaked Southwest Airlines Memo Asks HQ Employees to Help Get Flights on Track

An internal message requested Southwest Airlines headquarters employees to voluntarily work in scheduling rather than their normal jobs.

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'You Harassed an Entire Flight:' Southwest Airlines' Ukulele Marketing Stunt Is Getting Mixed Reviews

The airline partnered with Guitar Center to make sure passengers were ready for their trip to Hawaii.

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3 Airline Stocks Stuck in a Holding Pattern

Airlines now face another uphill climb to regain market favor. Here's how some of the most widely followed companies are handling the latest turbulence.

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'Quit Sending Naked Pictures': Pilot Threatens to Cancel Flight After Passenger AirDrops NSFW Photos to Strangers

A Southwest Airlines pilot almost stopped a flight to Mexico after nude photos were being circulated to passengers.

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First Major Airline Strikes a Deal With Pilots Union

United Airlines has come to an agreement with its pilots' labor union on new contract terms, setting an example for the rest of the industry.

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Southwest Passenger Sues Airline for $10 million, Claiming She Was Removed From a Flight for Taking Her Mask Off to Drink Water

The woman alleged that an attendant told her "we don't care" about her medical-exemption card.