Southwest CEO sees no return of business travelers
AP - Wed Dec 9, 12:11 pm ETThe 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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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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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.
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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.
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.