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Gary C. Kelly

Chief executive: Southwest Airlines Co. (before 2014 to 1 Feb 2022)

62commitments announced
51with a clear outcome
45met on time
88%on-time rate

Commitments are credited to the chief executive in office on the day they were announced. Where a deadline fell after the leader left, the entry is marked. Sources for each leadership change: Southwest Airlines Co. filing.

Commitments announced under Gary C. Kelly

Southwest Airlinesannounced 27 Jan 2022 Retire 6 aircraft due after leader left Not met31 Mar 2022
Southwest Airlinesannounced 27 Jan 2022 Retire 28 aircraft due after leader left Partly met31 Dec 2022
Southwest Airlinesannounced 27 Jan 2022 Add at least 8,000 employees due after leader left No record found31 Dec 2022
Southwest Airlinesannounced 21 Oct 2021 Retire eight -700 owned aircraft Met31 Dec 2021
Southwest Airlinesannounced 21 Oct 2021 Return one leased -700 aircraft to the lessor Met31 Dec 2021
Southwest Airlinesannounced 22 Jul 2021 Go live with Sabre GDS platform Met26 Jul 2021
Southwest Airlinesannounced 22 Jul 2021 Recall the vast majority of employees from voluntary time-off Met30 Sep 2021
Southwest Airlinesannounced 22 Jul 2021 Deploy aircraft to 18 new cities and Hawaii No record found31 Dec 2021
Southwest Airlinesannounced 28 Jan 2021 Commence new service to Chicago O'Hare and Sarasota Bradenton airports Met14 Feb 2021
Southwest Airlinesannounced 28 Jan 2021 Commence new service to Colorado Springs and Savannah/Hilton Head airports Met11 Mar 2021
Southwest Airlinesannounced 28 Jan 2021 Commence new service to Houston George Bush and Santa Barbara airports Met12 Apr 2021
Southwest Airlinesannounced 28 Jan 2021 Commence new service to Fresno Yosemite airport No record found25 Apr 2021
Southwest Airlinesannounced 28 Jan 2021 Commence new service to Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers airport Met6 Jun 2021
Southwest Airlinesannounced 28 Jan 2021 Launch full-participation in Sabre GDS Met31 Dec 2021
Southwest Airlinesannounced 22 Oct 2020 Commence new service to Miami International Airport and Palm Springs International Airport Met15 Nov 2020
Southwest Airlinesannounced 22 Oct 2020 Resume selling all available seats for travel Met1 Dec 2020
Southwest Airlinesannounced 22 Oct 2020 Commence new seasonal service to Montrose Regional Airport and Yampa Valley Regional Airport Met19 Dec 2020
Southwest Airlinesannounced 22 Oct 2020 Add service to Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, and Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport Met30 Jun 2021
Southwest Airlinesannounced 22 Oct 2020 Add service to Chicago O'Hare International Airport and return to Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport No record found30 Jun 2021
Southwest Airlinesannounced 23 Jul 2020 Limit seats sold on each flight Met31 Oct 2020
Southwest Airlinesannounced 23 Jul 2020 Terminate the basic booking request agreement with Sabre No record found31 Dec 2020
Southwest Airlinesannounced 23 Jul 2020 Launch the fourth industry-standard GDS platform with Amadeus Met31 Dec 2020
Southwest Airlinesannounced 28 Apr 2020 Remove Boeing 737 MAX aircraft from flight schedules Met30 Oct 2020
Southwest Airlinesannounced 23 Jan 2020 Begin service to Kahului and Honolulu from San Diego Met30 Apr 2020
Southwest Airlinesannounced 24 Oct 2019 Begin new service between Sacramento and Honolulu, and between Honolulu and Lihue Met30 Nov 2019
Southwest Airlinesannounced 24 Oct 2019 Receive seven MAX aircraft deliveries Not met31 Dec 2019
Southwest Airlinesannounced 24 Oct 2019 Begin new flights from Oakland and San Jose to Lihue and Kona, and new interisland service Met31 Jan 2020
Southwest Airlinesannounced 24 Oct 2019 Offer 12 daily departures from California to Hawaii and 34 daily departures among the Hawaiian Islands No record found31 Mar 2020
Southwest Airlinesannounced 25 Jul 2019 Cease operations at Newark Liberty International Airport Met3 Nov 2019
Southwest Airlinesannounced 25 Jul 2019 Retire 11 737-700 aircraft Partly met31 Dec 2019
Southwest Airlinesannounced 25 Jul 2019 Extend MAX-related flight schedule adjustments Met5 Jan 2020
Southwest Airlinesannounced 25 Jul 2019 Offer service to Cozumel International Airport Met31 Mar 2020
Southwest Airlinesannounced 25 Apr 2019 Begin interisland air service between Honolulu and Maui Met28 Apr 2019
Southwest Airlinesannounced 25 Apr 2019 Begin air service from San Jose to Honolulu Met5 May 2019
Southwest Airlinesannounced 25 Apr 2019 Begin interisland air service between Honolulu and Kona Met12 May 2019
Southwest Airlinesannounced 25 Apr 2019 Begin air service from San Jose to Maui Met26 May 2019
Southwest Airlinesannounced 24 Jan 2019 Cease operations at Benito Juárez Mexico City International Airport Met30 Mar 2019
Southwest Airlinesannounced 25 Jan 2018 Launch up to five daily flights at the new commercial aircraft facility at Paine Field No record found31 Dec 2018
Southwest Airlinesannounced 26 Oct 2017 Begin selling tickets for service to Hawaii Not met31 Dec 2018
Southwest Airlinesannounced 26 Oct 2017 Launch 20 new nonstop routes in California No record found31 Dec 2018
Southwest Airlinesannounced 27 Jul 2017 Cease operations at Varadero and Santa Clara Met30 Sep 2017
Southwest Airlinesannounced 27 Jul 2017 Retire remaining Classic aircraft Met30 Sep 2017
Southwest Airlinesannounced 27 Jul 2017 Begin daily service between Providenciales and FLL Met30 Nov 2017
Southwest Airlinesannounced 27 Jul 2017 Begin international nonstop service from Nashville and St. Louis to Cancun Met30 Nov 2017
Southwest Airlinesannounced 27 Jul 2017 Implement adjustments to the new reservation system Met31 Dec 2017
Southwest Airlinesannounced 27 Jul 2017 Begin international service between Indianapolis and Cancun Met31 Mar 2018
Southwest Airlinesannounced 27 Apr 2017 Launch service to Grand Cayman Met30 Jun 2017
Southwest Airlinesannounced 27 Apr 2017 Launch new Sacramento service No record found31 Aug 2017
Southwest Airlinesannounced 26 Jan 2017 Move to a single reservation system Met9 May 2017
Southwest Airlinesannounced 26 Jan 2017 Launch service to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Met30 Jun 2017
Southwest Airlinesannounced 26 Jan 2017 Open a new international terminal in Fort Lauderdale No record found30 Jun 2017
Southwest Airlinesannounced 26 Oct 2016 Launch new service to Cuba from Florida Met31 Dec 2016
Southwest Airlinesannounced 26 Oct 2016 Launch the first release of the new reservation system Met31 Dec 2016
Southwest Airlinesannounced 26 Oct 2016 Complete a new five-gate international terminal in Ft. Lauderdale Met30 Jun 2017
Southwest Airlinesannounced 26 Oct 2016 Launch new international routes Not met30 Jun 2017
Southwest Airlinesannounced 21 Jul 2016 End the year with 723 aircraft in the fleet No record found31 Dec 2016
Southwest Airlinesannounced 21 Jul 2016 Launch international service from Oakland International Airport Met28 Feb 2017
Southwest Airlinesannounced 23 Jun 2016 Take delivery of 6 Boeing 737-800 aircraft in 2017 Met31 Dec 2017
Southwest Airlinesannounced 21 Apr 2016 Initiate daily service between Long Beach Airport and Oakland Met30 Jun 2016
Southwest Airlinesannounced 21 Apr 2016 Manage fleet to approximately 720 aircraft Met31 Dec 2016
Southwest Airlines Co.announced 21 Jan 2016 Launch international service from Los Angeles International Airport to Liberia, Costa Rica Met30 Apr 2016
Southwest Airlines Co.announced 21 Jan 2016 Retire the Classic aircraft fleet Met30 Jun 2018

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