The Southwest Airlines is one of the leading budget airlines of United States of America. The airline currently ranks first in terms of traveler satisfaction. The airline is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and operates approximately 3,510 flights on a daily basis. Southwest Airlines was founded in 1967 and initially operated within the state of Texas. Currently, the airline has an enormous network in over 68 cities across 35 states. The airline also boasts of third-largest fleet in the world with a capacity of 537 aircrafts.

Southwest Airlines is an inexpensive air carrier that flies short and long haul flights within the United States. The airline amenities include comfortable chairs, in-flight magazine and ability to watch movies on laptop using Movielink.com. Southwest also provides onboard Wi-Fi internet access in some of its aircrafts. The movies that are watched are chargeable from $1.99 up to $4.99, and for Wi-Fi connectivity travelers have to pay $2 to $12, depending upon the segment of the trip, distance traveled and type of device used. Travelers can purchase alcoholic beverages on board. Complimentary non-alcoholic beverages are served on-board Southwest also serves complimentary snacks like peanuts and pretzels to all travelers. Being a budget airlines, Southwest Airlines does not offer any full meals in any of its flights

The web check-in facility by Southwest Airlines is simple and enables travelers to save time. Travelers can print their boarding pass online. The web check-in must be done 24 hours prior to the scheduled departure of flight.

The Southwest Airlines baggage policy allows travelers to bring in up to 50 lbs of checked baggage with an overall dimension of 62 inches. Only 2 pieces of checked baggage is allowed per traveler. If the checked baggage exceeds permissible size and weight limits, a charge of $50 per bag has to be paid. The cabin baggage weight must not exceed 15 lbs with overall dimension of 45 inches. Each traveler can carry one cabin baggage free of charge.