What is Southwest Airlines?
{{Infobox Airline | airline = Southwest Airlines | logo = File:Southwest Airlines logo 2014.svg | logo_size = | fleet_size = 675 | IATA = WN | ICAO = SWA | callsign = SOUTHWEST | founded = 1967 | ceased = | headquarters = [[Dallas, TX]] | bases = [[Atlanta]], [[Baltimore]], [[Chicago]]–Midway, [[Dallas]]–Love Field, [[Denver]], [[Houston]]–Hobby, [[Las Vegas]], Oakland, [[Orlando]], [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]–Sky Harbor | website = https://www.southwest.com }} '''Southwest Airlines''' is a [[airline]] based in [[Dallas, Texas]] that has a reputation for low fares. The airline started in 1971.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.southwestaircommunity.com/t5/Southwest-Stories/40-Years-in-40-Days-Class-of-1971/ba-p/37924|title=40 Years in 40 Days: Class of 1971|date=18 June 2011|website=www.southwestaircommunity.com}}{{Dead link|date=February 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It flies mostly among about a hundred airports within the [[United States]] but also flies from the United States to airports in the [[Caribbean]] Sea and [[Mexico]]. Originally, many of Southwest's flights were to airports in the Southwestern United States, such as [[Dallas Love Field]] and Houston Hobby Airport, but it also flies to airports in other parts of the country, such as [[Chicago Midway Airport]] and [[Baltimore/Washington International Airport]]. Southwest Airlines controls most of the gates at Dallas Love Field and most other airlines cannot fly from there. In 2014, it started [[international]] flights.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2014/01/27/southwest-launches-international-services/4938011/ | title=Southwest announces first international flights | website=[[USA Today]] }}</ref> The company flies 815 [[Boeing 737]] aircraft. This is more than any other airline.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pbase.com/mugong/image/55900130|title=Southwest is the largest 737 operator in the world by Jiasong Zhu|website=PBase}}</ref> It only flies the 737. By 2024, 230 were the newest k