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100

The CEO and President hired in 1971

Lamar Muse

100

True/False: Southwest airlines has assigned seats for their passengers

False

100
Make and model of aircraft used for all flight operations for Southwest

Boeing 737

100

The amount of checked bags that fly free per passenger

2

100

The first aircraft to enter service, named "The Spirit of Kitty Hawk", first flew with Southwest on December 17, 1984.

Boeing 737-300

200

The year Southwest Airlines is founded

1967

200

The name Southwest used to call their snacks served on the plane

LUV bites

200

The NYSE symbol for Southwest Airlines

LUV

200

The name of Southwest's premier rewards program

Rapid Rewards

200

Southwest's headquarters

Dallas, Texas

300

The color of Southwest's first aircrafts

Tan

300

The name Southwest used to call their alcoholic drinks served on the plane

LUV Potions

300

 Type of routes used to minimize layovers and reduce complexity/costs of managing hub airports

Point-to-point routes

300

The order of priority for Southwest (Customers, shareholders, employees)

1. Employees

2. Customers

3. Shareholders

300

The airline Southwest tried to "remake" when they first started?

Pacific Southwest

400

The year Southwest started their website

1995

400

The three colors and shape that make up Southwest's logo

Red, yellow, and blue heart

400

Percentage of Southwest employees that belong to a union

83%

400

Southwest offers free alcoholic drinks on these two occasions

Holidays and Southwest's birthday

400

The amount of aircraft in Southwest's fleet (within 30 for points)

730

500

The first black chief pilot for any major US airline

Louis Freeman

500

The amount of total Southwest employees (including union workers, must be within 4,000 employees to be awarded points)

74,806

500

Length of Southwest's profit streak that ended in 2020

47 years

500

The amount of states that Southwest flies to

42

500

Type of animal depicted with a unique paint scheme in 1988 aircraft

Killer whale