Southwest Airlines, the busiest carrier at Tampa International Airport, will begin a codeshare partnership next year with Volaris, a low-cost Mexican carrier. ...more

November 12, 2008

Southwest Airlines, the busiest carrier at Tampa International Airport, will begin a codeshare partnership next year with Volaris, a low-cost Mexican carrier. ...more

November 11, 2008

Tampa International Airport continues to fare better than some other Florida airports in the airline industry's latest moves to conserve on fuel costs by trimming flights or replacing larger aircraft with smaller planes. ...more

November 10, 2008

Southwest Airlines will add another daily nonstop flight to six destinations it serves from Tampa International Airport effective March 8: Baltimore; Columbus, Ohio; Hartford, Conn.; Nashville, Tenn.; Philadelphia; and Providence, R.I. ...more

November 7, 2008

Airlines have been seeking new sources fuel to cut costs for some time, but leave it to fun-loving Southwest Airlines to test the power of pixie dust. ...more

November 1, 2008

Aircraft manufacturers have begun to seek surrogate fuel sources to produce "green" jet fuel and cut costs, but leave it to fun-loving Southwest Airlines to test pixie dust power. Tinker Bell One, a specially decorated Boeing 737, is scheduled to visit Tampa International Airport on a flight from Chicago at 2 p.m. today. ...more

October 31, 2008

Southwest Airlines attributed the loss to a $247 million special accounting charge against its fuel-hedging program for the quarter, which ended Sept. 30. Those contracts are less valuable now that oil prices have plunged by nearly half since July. ...more

October 17, 2008

Southwest Airlines, the busiest carrier at Tampa International Airport, reported its first quarterly loss in more than 17 years after taking a $247 million special accounting charge on its fuel hedging program for the period ending Sept. 30. The Dallas-based airline said it achieved an operating profit for the 70th consecutive quarter, but the special charge resulted in a $120 million loss, or 22 cents a share, for the third quarter. ...more

October 16, 2008

Tampa International Airport in September experienced its worst decline of passenger traffic since November 2001, two months after the Sept. 11 attacks, an airport report issued Friday said. ...more

October 11, 2008

Tampa International Airport in September experienced its worst decline of passenger traffic since November 2001, two months after the 9/11 attacks, an airport report issued Friday said. ...more

October 10, 2008