As the 2022 holiday travel season begins, the Southwest Team is slated to operate nearly 3,900 daily flights, on peak days, across their network of 121 airports in 11 countries. Here are just a few of the things the airline has done to prepare for the upcoming season of holiday travel:

• To support operational performance and reliability, Southwest hired more than 15,700 new Employees in 2022. In fact, Southwest reached an industry-first milestone over the summer when Southwest Airlines' total, active, full-time equivalent Employee count surpassed the number of Southwest Employees from pre-pandemic 2019 totals.
• Southwest has achieved a 99% completion factor in recent months delivering Southwest Airlines' Customers reliably to their destinations as promised.
• Southwest Airlines has taken steps this year to bolster flexibility and options for their Customers, including offering a first-of-its-kind perk with Flight Credits that never expire – which joins other offerings such bags fly free® (weight and size limitations apply, of course), no change fees, and Rapid Rewards® points that don't expire. Learn more at southwest.com/experience.

The Southwest Team is prepared to welcome Customers onboard this holiday season with the airlines' legendary Southwest Hospitality. Southwest Airlines looks forward to connecting people to what's important in their lives during this special time of year.