Southwest Airlines Co. on Wednesday reported a 2.1 percentage points increase in load factor for the month of August, with a 6.4% rise in traffic compared to the same month last year.
Best known for connecting small markets with popular tourist hot-spots, the self-proclaimed "Official Airline for Sunshine" will soon link to Myrtle Beach from Youngstown, Ohio, Fort Wayne, Ind., and Knoxville, Tenn.