Gary Kelly

Gary Kelly
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We are buying our fuel at about 25 percent below market costs.
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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 market that makes sense for us,
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Mark Cuban made mention of all the Wild Turkey he thought would be flowing at Southwest Airlines, and we would hate to disappoint him.
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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.
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When we left Stapleton in 1986, it was a very congested airport,
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We've been concerned about the costs at DIA in the past but they have done a remarkable job in getting their costs downs to levels that make sense to Southwest Airlines,