Southwest Airlines
Airlines
Southwest Airlines is the largest domestic air carrier in the United States by passengers boarded. Southwest operates nearly 800 aircraft in an all-Boeing 737 fleet. Despite offering some longer routes and a few perks for business travelers, the airline predominantly specializes in short-haul, leisure flights operated in a single, open-seating cabin configuration in a point-to-point network. In 2025, Southwest will modify its cabins to offer some seats with extra legroom andwill update its ticketing process to offer assigned seats.

$20.5B

Market Cap • 12/26/2024

1967

(57 years)
Founded

1977

(47 years ago)
IPO

NYSE

Listing Exchange
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Dallas

Headquarters • Texas

S&P500 Participant

Index Composite • 2024