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Southwest CEO sees no return of business travelers

AP - Wed Dec 9, 12:11 pm ET

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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Box office: Underdog `Blind Side' comes from behind to best `Twilight'
Daily Breeze - Mon Dec 7, 2:42 am ET
With a $20.4 million weekend, sports saga saps tale of vampire romance.
Parking lot is key to success for rail station
The Record and Herald News - Sun Dec 6, 11:03 am ET
Somebody at NJ Transit would be smart to announce that its six-year-old marble rail palace in Secaucus is a success — a major achievement in a recession.
'Up in the Air' reflects nation's current economic turbulence
Detroit Free Press - Sun Dec 6, 3:46 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 (Update2)
Bloomberg - Fri Dec 4, 7:11 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.
Big-spending frequent fliers get pampered super-elite status
USA Today - Fri Dec 4, 12:55 pm ET
Though airlines are silent on membership and qualifications, several maintain programs that operate as "top tiers" to frequent-flier plans.
Southwest traffic rose 11.7 percent in November
Houston Chronicle - Fri Dec 4, 11:23 am ET
Southwest Airlines Co. said today 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. Southwest, the dominant carrier at Houston's Hobby Airport, said revenue for each seat it offered, a closely watched measurement in the airline industry, rose about 12 percent.
Survey: 26% of business travelers use social Web sites
Houston Chronicle - Sun Nov 29, 1:05 am ET
A survey has found that 26 percent of business travelers visit social networking sites, compared with twice as many personal travelers.
Executives make their case for private jets
MSNBC - Fri Dec 4, 5:07 pm ET
At the height of the recession, the private jet became the go-to symbol for corporate greed. Industry executives sound off on their battle to make solo business travel acceptable again.
AirTran pulls out of Charleston, S.C., airport
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Fri Dec 4, 10:49 am ET
The Associated Press Discount airline AirTran has pulled out of a major South Carolina airport, citing a lack of business travelers. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported that Florida-based AirTran Airways made its last flight out of Charleston International Airport on Thursday. AirTran had provided service in Charleston since 2007.
AirTran leaves SC airport, citing lack of business
Live 5 News Charleston - Fri Dec 4, 7:57 am ET
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Discount airline AirTran has pulled out of a major South Carolina airport, citing a lack of business travelers. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported that Florida-based AirTran Airways made its last flight out of Charleston International Airport on Thursday.