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Southwest CEO sees no return of business travelers

AP - 24 minutes ago

The CEO of Southwest Airlines says business travel is still slow and he doesn't expect it to improve next year either.

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'Blind Side' Eclipses 'New Moon' At Box Office
Local 6 Orlando - Sun Dec 6, 12:09 pm ET
Sandra Bullock's latest movie "The Blind Side" takes the movie industry by surprise by taking the No. 1 spot at the box office in its third week of release.
'Blind Side' eclipses 'New Moon' with $20M weekend
Channel 8 San Diego - Sun Dec 6, 11:59 am ET
Sandra Bullock's latest movie has taken the industry by surprise.
Window or aisle
FSView - Mon Dec 7, 3:09 am ET
Jason Reitman is tough to pigeonhole. His films aren’t just comedies, or dramas — or comedy-dramas (this label would be most accurate, albeit incomplete).
AirTran leaves S.C. airport, citing lack of business
The Times and Democrat - Sat Dec 5, 12:45 am ET
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Discount airline AirTran has pulled out of a major South Carolina airport, citing a lack of business travelers.
Airport kiosks do nearly everything but check luggage
Los Angeles Times - Fri Dec 4, 10:25 pm ET
Also: Business travel is looking up, and $40 flights to India were just a British Airways typo. The growing army of self-serve kiosk computers at the nation's airports never sleeps, never complains and works fast. And today the machines are being asked to do more than ever.
'Up in the Air' reflects nation's current economic turbulence
Detroit Free Press - Sun Dec 6, 3:11 am ET
"Up in the Air" seems cleared for a smooth takeoff. Funny and moving, the film -- which has some interesting connections to metro Detroit -- is being praised for its timeliness.
Grand Korea Profit to Grow 10% Next Year, Chief Says (Update1)
Bloomberg - Fri Dec 4, 1:26 am ET
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Grand Korea Leisure Co. , which has the biggest market share of the country’s casinos catering to foreigners, forecasts profit will rise 10 percent next year as it targets business travelers and medical tourists.
Grand Korea Profit to Grow 10% Next Year, Chief Says (Update2)
Bloomberg - Fri Dec 4, 2:10 am ET
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Grand Korea Leisure Co. , which has the biggest market share of the country’s casinos catering to foreigners, forecasts profit will rise 10 percent next year as it targets business travelers and medical tourists.
Southwest traffic rose 11.7 percent in November
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Dec 4, 10:18 am ET
Southwest Airlines Co. said Friday that November traffic jumped 11.7 percent over the same month last year, when recession and shock waves in the financial industry were hurting business travel.
AirTran leaves S.C. airport, citing lack of business
The Times and Democrat - Fri Dec 4, 2:15 pm ET
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Discount airline AirTran has pulled out of a major South Carolina airport, citing a lack of business travelers.