Anybody who has ever bought airplane tickets at the last minute, especially over the holidays, knows how expensive, and more importantly, how hard it can be to get them. Most of these guys wouldn't get to see their families for one last time before their deployment, and to have it during Christmas makes it a very cool thing that SWA did.
As my wife (native born) would say, ‘That’s what Teans do’.
And after I look at her with a questioning eye ... ‘Don’t worry honey, you’ll always be a Yankee’.
Great Christmas Story.
What a wonderful gift to some of the troops!! One more reason to fly Southwest most of the time —> good patriotic business.
Guess I’ll make sure I support Southwest airlines in the future as they have supported our brothers and sons.
Great story. I have also enjoyed the story about the people opening Christmas presents to clothe the children not dressed for the weather who were caught in the snow storm. There’s plenty of fine people in this country.
Southwest Airlines Flies Texas National Guard Members Home for Christmas for Free....
good on Southwest Airlines.....at least one airline that supports the troops....
just don’t have them fly into Oakland,CA airport...or the troops will be taxed by the airport!!!!
What a grand idea.This airline goes to the toop of my list.The troops will always remember this.Just fabulous.
back when we were a military power to be recokened with, it was “Bergstrom Air Force Base.”
Southwest git ‘er done bump.
A similar event for Oklahoma National Guard soldiers (including my son in law) that were training at Ft. Bliss, TX. The brigade is scheduled to deploy to Iraq on January 3. A state-wide telethon, hosted by local TV stations, was held to raise the money to pay for busses to bring them back home for Christmas. Olahomans can be unusually generous and there was more than enough money raised. Some traveled in bright orange busses, donated by Oklahoma State University.
Well, they got in yesterday and my daughter was reunited with her husband, even if for just a week or so.
That just move Southwest to the top of my list. Good for them and our soldiers.
Gotta luv SWA!