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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/21/business/21south.html?hp
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/21/business/21south.html?hp
Southwest doesn’t quite fly on auto-pilot, but as it prepares for its 40th birthday next year, it is flush with success. Last year, it flew 86 million passengers, more than any other airline within the United States. It operates 3,200 flights a day, owns a fleet of 544 planes and serves 69 domestic cities from Seattle to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and from Lubbock, Tex., to Buffalo.
When rival airlines were bleeding billions of dollars, Southwest was churning out consistent profits as a low-cost carrier — even when fuel prices soared.