Gary Kelly Quotations

We know we need to come into Denver and prove that Southwest deserves to be a part of the community. We have a fantastic customer-friendly product and we?ll make the market very aware of our presence. But also, we?ll be involved in the Chamber of Commerce, local event sponsorships and other ways we can give back to the community.

There are fewer seats out there today. There were too many seats in 2004 and 2005.

The population and business growth in northern Virginia means a great opportunity is rapidly getting even better. As the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area continues to expand, the need to serve our Customers in northern Virginia becomes more urgent.

I'd like to think those prices will come down soon. I'm not real hopeful that they will.

I'm a huge Dallas Mavericks fan and to cheer on our team as they move toward a championship for the City, we're offering free drinks on all of our flights from Love Field.

I think the fares are still relatively high ... The opportunity is there.

Mark Cuban made mention of all the Wild Turkey he thought would be flowing at Southwest Airlines, and we would hate to disappoint him.

We continue to mitigate record-high jet fuel prices with our successful hedging program, which resulted in a $295-million benefit from settled contracts in third quarter 2005.

We are not saying Boeing Field is going to become a rival Sea-Tac. We don't need a lot of facilities.

When we left Stapleton in 1986, it was a very congested airport,

We've been concerned about the costs at DIA in the past but they have done a remarkable job in getting their costs downs to levels that make sense to Southwest Airlines,

We are buying our fuel at about 25 percent below market costs.

We're very optimistic about this year. We're off to a great start.

We are very pleased to report a strong earnings performance despite dramatic destruction from Mother Nature.

Every year, I would assume, and I really mean that word, that we would think about fare increases. Obviously, the more modest we can make them, I think the more successful we will be in actually realizing the fare increases.

Quite frankly I was surprised to see those industry numbers,

Southwest Airlines has been serving New Orleans for 27 years. We are part of this community, and we will continue to be a partner in the rebuilding of New Orleans tourism .

Denver is a very popular destination, it?s a growing market. We have such a great route structure in the West, with Phoenix, Las Vegas, California and the Northwest. We have Colorado surrounded. Frankly, Colorado is a big hole in our route system.

Denver is a market that makes sense for us,

Denver has been a missing link in Southwest's system for too long, and we've known the demand for Southwest Airlines service is strong in Colorado. Today, we're not only celebrating the start of our new service, but we're pleased to announce two new destinations that Southwest Airlines will serve nonstop from Denver International Airport.

They are formidable. We have to be on our toes and compete with everybody.

It's not that we're out there promoting this idea, but the question gets asked would we move our corporate headquarters, ... Arguably there's a scenario that it just doesn't make sense to have Dallas as our headquarters, but there is absolutely no effort underway, any thought under way, to move our corporate headquarters at all.

It?ll be good for Southwest to get back to Denver after 20 years. I can tell you our employees are very excited. They are over the top about this.

In short, we are well-prepared for rising energy costs, ... Our people are taking aggressive actions to prepare for rising energy costs and sustain our profitability and financial health.

The hub carrier has shrunk in Denver, creating a much better opportunity. ... We'll be able to come in with a lower cost structure and provide lower fares.