Read more Southwest Airlines stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/11617/southwest-airlines.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:25:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68459/southwest-adds-10-fee-to-board-early.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSouthwest Airlines doesn’t assign seats, but now it will start charging for the privilege of finding the best one, the Dallas Morning News reports. For an extra $10, the new “EarlyBird Check-in” allows passengers to board first, or at least right after the Business Select and Rapid Rewards A-List customers.http://www.newser.com/story/68459/southwest-adds-10-fee-to-board-early.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 16:40:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64402/southwest-probed-after-hole-opens-midflight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSouthwest Airlines' maintenance practices are coming under tight scrutiny after a football-sized hole opened in the top of a Boeing 737 midflight and forced an emergency landing, reports the Dallas Morning New s. Nobody was injured, but the NTSB and FAA have launched probes and lawmakers are being briefed on...http://www.newser.com/story/64402/southwest-probed-after-hole-opens-midflight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Jul 2009 1:16:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62502/baggage-fees-soar-as-fuel-prices-drop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen airlines instituted new baggage fees, they said it was to offset high fuel prices. Since then, even though energy prices have fallen, the fees haven't gone anywhere but up. In the first quarter, airlines pulled in $566 million in fees, putting them on pace to double last year’s take,...http://www.newser.com/story/62502/baggage-fees-soar-as-fuel-prices-drop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Jun 2009 10:37:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61675/more-cuts-await-slumping-airlines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs rising oil prices and sluggish demand continued to hammer the airline industry, Delta, American, and several other carriers forecast further cuts to service yesterday, reports the Wall Street Journal . Despite massive reductions in service, CEOs said at an industry meeting that they still aren't covering costs. "Earnings are going...http://www.newser.com/story/61675/more-cuts-await-slumping-airlines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Jun 2009 9:09:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56099/last-octuplet-goes-home.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe last Suleman octuplet went home yesterday, E! reports. Tiny Jonah went from 1 lb, 8 oz to 4 lbs, 10 oz. Elsewhere: Vanity Fair readers overwhelmingly voted Angelina Jolie the most beautiful woman in the world, MSNBC reports. She claimed 58% of votes, with second place Gisele Bundchen only...http://www.newser.com/story/56099/last-octuplet-goes-home.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Apr 2009 12:38:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55527/aging-airlines-cant-catch-up-to-younger-rivals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDespite many rounds of cost-cutting, so-called legacy airlines—United, Delta, US Airways—still face costs 35% higher than low-fare carriers like JetBlue and Southwest, the Wall Street Journal reports. The younger outfits have maintained a “cost gap” analysts thought their older peers could close over time. For one thing, having...http://www.newser.com/story/55527/aging-airlines-cant-catch-up-to-younger-rivals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Apr 2009 8:52:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52382/jens-do-worth-50k-paris-pimps-her-ride-for-282k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRecession? What recession? Jennifer Aniston has a $50,000 hairdo and Paris Hilton, a $282,000 dashboard. Aniston recently insisted that her stylist accompany her to a week of European film premieres to work his $2,000-a-session wonders on her hair, the Post reports. Meanwhile, the Sun says Hilton recently...http://www.newser.com/story/52382/jens-do-worth-50k-paris-pimps-her-ride-for-282k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Mar 2009 12:35:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/52156/carry-on-fewer-checked-bags-cut-lost-luggage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThrough their relentless fees, airlines have managed to put the task of transporting often-lost luggage in much safer hands. Last year—as passengers carried aboard the baggage they previously checked for free—airlines lost 1.3 million fewer bags than in 2007, the Chicago Tribune reports. The 33% improvement was...http://www.newser.com/story/52156/carry-on-fewer-checked-bags-cut-lost-luggage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Mar 2009 2:05:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/51294/airline-warned-of-runway-glitch-before-buffalo-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAdd this to the mix in the Buffalo plane crash: Southwest Airlines warned its pilots just weeks ago about a landing glitch involving the same runway the Continental flight was destined for, CNN reports. It seems an earthen dam near the runway interferes with signals in a so-called instruments landing,...http://www.newser.com/story/51294/airline-warned-of-runway-glitch-before-buffalo-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Feb 2009 17:51:30 CST