Southwest Airlines Celebrates 30 Years of LUV at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
WHO: Chris Wahlenmaier, Southwest Airlines Vice President of
Ground Operations
Southwest Airlines Employees
Mary Beth Romig, New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau
Director of Communications and Public Relations
Representatives from MSY
WHAT: Southwest Airlines is celebrating 30 years of service at
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY).
Since January 25, 1979, Southwest Airlines has been proud to
call MSY home. To celebrate the occasion, the employees of
Southwest Airlines are taking a trip back to 1979! Southwest
is hosting an employee celebration at its gates in MSY,
complete with:
-- DJ spinning "records" from '79
-- Decorations and costumes from the '70s, including replicas
of the original Southwest Airlines flight attendant
uniforms
-- Games and prizes throughout the day including a "Money
Cube" where customers can grab as many prizes as they can
in just a few seconds!
-- Karaoke machine
-- Water arch commemorating our first flight from Houston
Hobby to MSY
Theme: Super Fly Since '79!
WHEN: Friday, Jan. 23, 2009
Event Starts at 10:00 a.m.
Media Contact: Paul Flaningan, (469) 237-0814. Please meet at
the Southwest Airlines Ticket Counter at 10:30 a.m. and call
Paul for an escort through security.
WHERE: Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl. Airport
900 Airline Drive
Kenner, LA 70062
OTHER FACTS: -- Starting Service: January 25, 1979, one daily nonstop
departure to Houston Hobby.
-- 11th city in the Southwest system, first outside of
Texas
-- Employees: 130
-- Southwest is the largest carrier out of MSY, with the most
flights per day (37) to the most nonstop destinations (12)
than any other carrier, as of January 2009. This includes
new nonstop service to DEN that started on August 4, 2008.
-- Southwest is the Low-Fare Leader out of MSY with an
average fare of $117 in Q2 2008, 30% lower than all other
carriers.
SOURCE Southwest Airlines
Released January 22, 2009