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World's 10 most admired companies

March 9, 2009

8. Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines is an American budget airline. It is the largest airline in the United States by number of passengers carried domestically per year. It is also the 6th largest US airline by revenue. /P>

Southwest operates about 3,500 flights daily. Headquartered in the Love Field area of Dallas, Southwest Airlines is one of the world's most profitable airlines. The company is headed by Gary C Kelly. Kelly has served as the airline's CEO since 2004.

Image: A Southwest Airlines plane takes off at Midway Airport in Chicago, Illinois. | Photograph: Jeff Haynes/Reuters

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