Holiday Greetings from the Blog Team

Christmas is always a time of reflection for me. I look back on my year so far, and start planning the year coming next. It is also the opportunity to consider how fortunate I am, and what I can do next year to help those less fortunate than myself. Every year so far, I've always come to the conclusion that I could have done more, or could have done better to help others, but being surrounded by friends and family helps me to come to terms with that :o) Having the right to fly is an immense priviledge. 2 years ago, on Christmas eve I flew to be with a friend who had just broken up with her partner, and was left stranded away from her family in a city where she had no other acquaintances. This year again Christmas has been unusual, meaning that I will be flying home today, on Christmas day. My thoughts are with all those crews out there working on Christmas eve and Christmas day, to enable us to be reunited with our friends and family. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all at Southwest, and those reading the blog! :o) Raphael We asked our Bloggers to send you some of their Holiday thoughts, and what better time to do that than Christmas Eve.  Merry Christmas from all of us at Nuts About Southwest. Categories: Southwest Culture, Working at Southwest Posted by: Brian Lusk | Dec 25, 2008 at 2:00 am

I Only Wanted My Diet Dr. Pepper

HaH... ... the number of times I've been tempted to stick my hand in our vending machine in the office... it has a double flap system that often goes wrong, and your chocolate bar just sits there staring at you through the perspex... *sigh Dave, thanks for proving to me it's a bad idea... as I would probably have risked it myself one day! :o) Raphael File this under "only at Southwest." A few days ago a bunch of Employees faced that awful vending machine problem: their drinks were stuck. Categories: Nutty stuff, Working at Southwest Posted by: Mallory Messina | Nov 14, 2008 at 10:40 am

Viva Mexico

Paula, Brian and the Blog team, WoW... I'm impressed by you guys and girls! managing the blog over the last day must've been mayhem! :o| To all the posters, do bear in mind that the Blog is moderated for unsuitable language, outside of that, I've never seen any negative comment not allowed though in the last two years, so there is no doubt as to the integrity of what the blog team is doing, they're letting all comments (aside from downright abusive and inappropriate!) through! If your comment doesn't go through immediately, it is because the team have to give it the once over to ensure it is not grossly inappropriate... imagine how much work that's been! (AND the team also has other jobs to do at the same time... WoW! I guess that's multitasking for you!) Ref the SWA codeshare with Volaris, I have to say that: a) I'm initially rather happy to see that SWA will be able to offer flights to Mexico, even in a codeshare b) I'm surprised at the number of concerned posts by SWA employees I guess there isn't quite enough information out there to really make my mind up, although it seems logical today to consider a codeshare with a Mexican operator that can provide a large number of destinations and routings that interconnect with the SWA network, much like the WestJet partnership. I will follow what comes out closely over the next few days before deciding wether there's any reason to feel cautious or concerned about this news! :o) Raphael     We're codesharing with who...or is it whom...I always forget, but who cares? I should be writing this in Spanish...do you write in Spanish? Wow, I'm struggling today with what few writing skills I have,  probably because I'm so excited about the announcement of our second International codeshare partner - Volaris.   Categories: Airports, Flying, Under the hood Posted by: Richard Sweet | Nov 12, 2008 at 9:53 am

Las Vegas Runway Closure

hmmmh that reminds me of the old joke... it's not the plane's fault, it's not the pilot's fault, it's not the airline's fault... it's the... asphalt (sooooorry... I tried to resist but couldn't!) :o| Raphael One of the runways at Las Vegas (LAS) is going to be closed awhile for resurfacing, and it may affect our operations there.  Mark Monse, one of our Dispatchers, explains the circumstances: Categories: Airports, Flying, Under the hood Posted by: Mark Monse | Nov 04, 2008 at 10:14 am

A Sharp Dressed Man

WOW I LUV it! :o)) Just in from SWA Universe Headquarters.  Our sharp dressed CEO, Gary Kelly, is spotted wandering the halls with guitar in hand.  This year's pop culture sensation is Gary as Billy Gibbons of the legendary Texas band, ZZ Top.  On the left is his Executive Assistant, Gillian Kelley (no relation), and on the right is his Chief of Staff, Nan Barry.   Categories: Nutty stuff, Southwest Culture Posted by: Brian Lusk | Oct 31, 2008 at 9:18 am

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