Southwest CEO remains adamantly opposed to baggage fees

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Southwest Airlines—which this week revealed a new logo and brand overhaul —is committed to keeping fares low. But in order to do so it must cut costs, with the bulk of those cost savings coming out of labor, CEO Gary Kelly says. About one-third of the carrier’s costs are for fuel, one-third is for...

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