'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America

For many passengers, air travel is only about finding the cheapest fare.

A lesbian actress who starred in the Showtime cable show "The L Word" says she was escorted off a Southwest Airlines flight for kissing a woman, while the airline says it was excessive and drew customer complaints.
A lesbian actress who starred in "The L-Word" says she kissed a girl _ and got escorted off of a Southwest Airlines flight for doing it.
A lesbian actress who starred in "The L-Word" said she kissed a girl _ and got escorted off of a Southwest Airlines flight on Monday for doing it.
A lesbian actress who starred in "The L-Word" said she kissed a girl _ and got escorted off of a Southwest Airlines flight on Monday for doing it.
The CEO of Boeing Co. said a "workmanship issue" and not poor design led to a hole ripping open in a plane that the company built for Southwest Airlines Co.
Southwest Airlines Co. says four planes being repaired for cracks in their aluminum skin will likely return to service by Saturday.
Southwest Airlines Co. said Tuesday it finished inspecting 79 older planes and found that five of them have cracks in the aluminum skin.

Southwest Airlines Co. has joined a sweeping increase of $10 in the price of many domestic round-trip airfares, citing the need to offset high fuel prices.

Southwest Airlines is revamping its frequent-flier program with changes designed to nudge customers into buying higher-priced tickets by letting them earn bonus flights faster.

The Justice Department said Friday that it has no more antitrust concerns about the deal that would combine United and Continental into the world's largest airline.

Southwest Airlines Co., the nation's biggest discount airline, reported a profit of $112 million for spring and early summer.
Airlines ratcheted up the pressure on fliers ahead of the holiday weekend, significantly raising ticket prices to offset the runaway cost of fuel. The three biggest carriers each boosted most domestic fares by up to $60 for a round trip, while budget airline AirTran Airways raised its leisure fares by $30 round trip.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines will start charging $15 for the first checked bag, cut domestic flights and lay off possibly thousands of workers as it grapples with record-high fuel prices.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines will start charging $15 for the first checked bag, cut domestic flights and lay off possibly thousands of workers as it grapples with record-high fuel prices.