Southwest overcomes tough conditions to post $321 million profit

Crediting fuel hedging, capacity reductions by competitors and fare increases, Southwest Airlines overcame a difficult cost environment to post second-quarter net income of $321 million, up 15.5% from a $278 million profit in the year-ago quarter and a sharp contrast to US competitors reporting big...

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