{"id":490310,"date":"2026-07-28T09:13:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T23:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/southwest-move-forward-plans-1st-airport-lounges\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T09:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T23:13:13","slug":"southwest-to-move-forward-with-plans-for-its-1st-ever-airport-lounges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=490310","title":{"rendered":"Southwest To Move Forward With Plans For Its 1st Ever Airport Lounges"},"content":{"rendered":"

The world’s largest<\/a> low-cost carrier, Southwest Airlines<\/a><\/span>, will continue in its planning of a network of airline lounges that will herald a new era of travel perks for those who travel the bright blue, yellow, and red planes. The airline’s Chief Executive Officer, Bob Jordan<\/a><\/span>, spoke to the airline’s lounge plans on a recent earnings call.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Southwest’s move into airline lounges could unlock premium travel options for high-spending passengers, as the airline shifts away from discounting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,821,476,1908,1327,645,423],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-490310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aircraft","category-airline-lounge","category-airlines","category-lounge","category-low-cost-airline","category-southwest-airlines","category-united-states"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t