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Southwest Airlines took to the skies in 1971, serving three Texas cities with three airplanes. At the time, there was no such thing as a low-cost airline in the U.S., and our humble beginnings were full of challenges. Most people are surprised to learn that today Southwest carries more Customers than any other U.S. airline, and we have the fourth-largest fleet in the world. Safe to say, we're not that little ol' airline from Texas anymore.
