Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines will soon test thermal cameras to spot travelers who are running a fever, a symptom of COVID-19.

More airline employees are signing up for buyouts, leaves of absence and early retirements as the threat of furloughs looms this summer.

Southwest Airlines said Tuesday that new bookings are outpacing cancellations, a turning point in the pandemic that has devastated air travel demand. The Dallas-based carrier said its May operating revenue will likely be down no more than 90% year over year, compared with a previous estimate for a decline as much as 95% compared with May 2019. It added that it’s…

A man on a Southwest Airlines flight from Ft. Lauderdale to St. Louis on Thursday night didn’t need a seat in first class to receive VIP treatment. That’s because he was the only passenger on the plane, NBC News reports. Bob Pitts documented some of the flight in a series of videos. “We’re going on our little flight from...

With the evolving nature of the outbreak, some airlines have increased their flight cancellations, and have even begun waiving fees for those who previously booked flights to high-risk countries.

Southwest Airlines continues to fly airplanes with safety concerns while federal officials do a poor job overseeing the airline, a government watchdog said Tuesday. The airline has flown more than 150,000 flights on 88 jets it bought on the used-plane market and which had unconfirmed maintenance histories, the Transportation Department’s inspector general said in a report. That put more than…