Southwest Airlines in the news

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U.S. discount air carrier Southwest Airlines flew thousands of passengers on aircraft that federal inspectors said were "unsafe" as recently as last March, according to detailed congressional documents obtained by CNN....

 

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Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly has defended the airline after the Federal Aviation Administration announced that they are charging Southwest with operating 46 airplanes without performing mandatory inspections for fatigue cracking...

 

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A FLIGHT attendant bored with reading out the safety briefing to passengers has rapped it instead. David Holmes, a Southwest Airlines flight attendant in the US, was captured on video asking passengers to "stomp and clap" while he rapped safety instructions over the plane's speakers.

(Article includes a video file so you can see the safety briefing)