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Transportation
4:36 pm
Sat March 16, 2013

Taxiing Southwest planes touch wings in Detroit

Credit swamedia.com
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By Associated Press

Two Southwest Airlines planes struck each other while leaving adjacent gates at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Southwest spokesman Chris Mainz says no one was hurt when the planes' winglets collided Saturday morning.

Both jets returned to their gates, and all passengers and crew got off.

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Economy
4:26 pm
Mon February 4, 2013

Southwest Airlines coming to Grand Rapids this summer

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Beginning in August, Southwest planes will service the airport in Grand Rapids.
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People flying out of the airport in Grand Rapids will soon have more options and cheaper flights.

On Monday Southwest Airlines, the “world’s largest low-fare air service provider,” announced flights out of the Gerald R. Ford International Airport will begin in August.

Southwest Airlines will double the current flight schedule run by AirTran Airways. Southwest acquired AirTran in 2011. It will also provide bigger airplanes, adding up to an 83-percent increase in “seat count” over AirTran’s  daily average.

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