Gary Kelly
Gary Kelly
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It?ll be good for Southwest to get back to Denver after 20 years. I can tell you our employees are very excited. They are over the top about this.
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We know we need to come into Denver and prove that Southwest deserves to be a part of the community. We have a fantastic customer-friendly product and we?ll make the market very aware of our presence. But also, we?ll be involved in the Chamber of Commerce, local event sponsorships and other ways we can give back to the community.
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Denver is a very popular destination, it?s a growing market. We have such a great route structure in the West, with Phoenix, Las Vegas, California and the Northwest. We have Colorado surrounded. Frankly, Colorado is a big hole in our route system.
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Denver is a market that makes sense for us,
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Denver has been a missing link in Southwest's system for too long, and we've known the demand for Southwest Airlines service is strong in Colorado. Today, we're not only celebrating the start of our new service, but we're pleased to announce two new destinations that Southwest Airlines will serve nonstop from Denver International Airport.
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We are buying our fuel at about 25 percent below market costs.
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We're very optimistic about this year. We're off to a great start.
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Every year, I would assume, and I really mean that word, that we would think about fare increases. Obviously, the more modest we can make them, I think the more successful we will be in actually realizing the fare increases.
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Quite frankly I was surprised to see those industry numbers,
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We are very pleased to report a strong earnings performance despite dramatic destruction from Mother Nature.
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We continue to mitigate record-high jet fuel prices with our successful hedging program, which resulted in a $295-million benefit from settled contracts in third quarter 2005.
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We are not saying Boeing Field is going to become a rival Sea-Tac. We don't need a lot of facilities.
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I'd like to think those prices will come down soon. I'm not real hopeful that they will.
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I'm a huge Dallas Mavericks fan and to cheer on our team as they move toward a championship for the City, we're offering free drinks on all of our flights from Love Field.