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Bob Montgomery – Vice President of Properties for Southwest Airlines

Panama City Welcomes Southwest Airlines

Photography by Lisa Ferrick

Southwest Airlines was named the official low-cost carrier of the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport on October 21, 2009. To hear the good news, media crews, county commissioners, and business and community leaders gathered with bated breath at the construction site of the terminal building for the new airport. Gary Kelly, president and CEO of Southwest Airlines, made the official announcement on a big-screen via Skype from Southwest’s Media Day in Dallas, Texas. As official word was received, the crowd jumped to its feet cheering, waving pom-poms, and bouncing Southwest beach balls in the air.

: Dana Williams – Director of Marketing and Communications for Southwest Airlines

: Joe Tannehill and Dana Williams

: Paul Wohlford and Michelle Lacewell

: Bob Montgomery, Dana Williams, and Britt Greene

: Left to Right: Charlie Clary, Brad Drake, Marti Coley, Jimmy Patronis, and Jeff Kottkamp

Beginning May 18, 2010, Southwest Airlines will offer two flights per day to four different destinations, which will be officially announced in December 2009.

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