Gary Kelly Inspirational Business Quotes

Gary Clayton Kelly was born in 1955, in San Antonio, Texas, United States. He is an American business executive, the chief executive officer, and chairman at Southwest Airlines.

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1. We realized two things. Golf is a male-dominated sport, and the fastest-growing age group online is those who are 40-plus, especially women. It seemed a natural match.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. You say, ‘Is it getting crowded’ but this is a big country.
5. There’s bound to be some competition in the future, but right now there’s relatively little overlap.
6. Denver is a very popular destination, its 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.
7. We are very pleased to report a strong earnings performance despite dramatic destruction from Mother Nature.
8. 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.
9. Every year, I would assume, and I really mean that word, that we would think about fare increases.
10. Obviously, the more modest we can make them, I think the more successful we will be in actually realizing the fare increases.
11. The population and business growth in northern Virginia means a great opportunity is rapidly getting even better.
12. As the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area continues to expand, the need to serve our Customers in northern Virginia becomes more urgent.
13. Baby boomers find dating online is the most efficient way.
14. Mark Cuban made mention of all the Wild Turkey he thought would be flowing at Southwest Airlines, and we would hate to disappoint him.
15. We’ve been concerned about the costs in the past, but they’ve done a remarkable job in bringing costs down, … It’s now a highly regarded, very efficient airport.
16. I’d like to think those prices will come down soon. I’m not real hopeful that they will. We’d like to pass that cost increase along in one form or another to the consumer.
17. My preference is (meeting expenses by attracting) more passengers.
18. 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.
19. 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.
20. 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.
21. 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.
22. Our present outlook for first quarter 2006 is favourable, as we continue to enjoy strong revenue momentum and benefit from reductions in competitive capacity.
23. Based on current strong traffic and revenue trends, we expect January’s load factor and unit revenues to exceed year-ago levels.
24. I think the fares are still relatively high… The opportunity is there.
25. We’re certain no-one else has ever held an international one before.
26. We know we need to come into Denver and prove that Southwest deserves to be a part of the community.
27. We have a fantastic customer-friendly product and well make the market very aware of our presence. But also, well be involved in the Chamber of Commerce, local event sponsorships and other ways we can give back to the community.
28. 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.
29. It will 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.
30. Both the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times indicate that Southwest Airlines has refused to rule out some kind of offer for America West.
31. Certainly we are not going to foreclose that at this stage, … especially given that the industry seems to be in an aggressive mode of consolidation.
32. There are fewer seats out there today. There were too many seats in 2004 and 2005.

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