Southwest CEO looks back at airline’s unique history

Revisiting the San Antonio hotel where the idea for the airline was first sketched onto a napkin, Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly celebrated the carrier’s 50-year history at an event to launch a coffee table book that tells the story through photographs of objects and artifacts. “The thought that you can have an idea, three modest airplanes and a couple hundred employees and become the largest, most successful airline is just an amazing thing,” Kelly said.