Southwest filed with the DOT for permission to fly to all countries the U.S. has an open skies agreement with.

Southwest Airlines on Tuesday asked the Transportation Department for permission to fly to any country with which the US has ...

Southwest Airlines has long positioned itself as more of a budget option for travelers, offering two free checked bags for ...

If approved, Southwest could massively expand abroad without needing to request regulatory approval for each new route.

If Southwest’s request to the DOT is approved, the expanded authority would give the carrier more flexibility to grow ...

Southwest Airlines could be preparing for expansion after filing a request with the US DOT to fly more international routes.

Southwest Airlines has applied to the DOT for permission to expand its international flights, leveraging Open-Skies ...

Southwest also wants permission to transport "persons, property, and mail" to any country that enters an aviation agreement with the US in the future ... "We've been an international carrier ...

Ahead of its shareholder meeting, Dallas-based Southwest Airlines filed an application seeking approval from the DOT to fly in any country subject to the Open Skies agreement. The application could ...

The application could set the stage for Southwest to expand its international ... airline is not expanding its routes today, but instead is setting the stage for future growth, a Southwest ...