Southwest Airlines: America's Low-Cost Airline Leader and Official Website

Southwest Airlines is an American airline headquartered in Dallas, Texas, known for its budget airline business model. It pioneered the budget airline business model in the civil aviation industry.

Founded in 1966 by Herb Kelleher and Lorin King, Southwest Airlines began operations on June 1, 1971. When Southwest Airlines first launched routes to three Texas cities, it had only three aircraft and 25 employees, with flights departing from Dallas's Love Field Airport and Houston's Hobby Airport.

Southwest Airlines serves 46 cities in 22 states, with 2,065 flights and a fleet of 224 Boeing 737 aircraft. Southwest Airlines' focus is on short-haul (less than 500 miles), point-to-point routes, using a single Boeing 737 aircraft, offering high frequency, low fares, and no international flights.

Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) is a major American airline headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Founded in 1967 by Herb Kelleher, it was renamed Southwest Airlines in 1971. As of December 2014, the airline employed 46,000 people and operated over 3,800 flights daily. As of 2014, it ranked first in the United States in domestic passenger traffic. By January 2016, Southwest planned to serve 97 destinations in 40 states, as well as Puerto Rico and other international destinations.

Southwest has exclusively operated Boeing 737s, with the exception of a few years in the 1970s and 1980s when it leased Boeing 727s. As of January 2016, Southwest had the world's largest fleet of Boeing 737s, with 700 aircraft in service, each operating an average of six flights per day.

Company Name: Southwest Airlines.

Official domain: southwest.com.

Domain created: January 20, 1993.

Country: United States.

Headquarters: Dallas, USA.

Founded: 1966.

Founders: Herb Kelleher and Lorin King.