Southwest Airlines Purchases Shares in UATP (LUV)

Southwest Airlines LUV has purchased shares in the UATP Network becoming an active UATP Shareholder effective immediately. Southwest is a current UATP Merchant and accepts all UATP corporate cards in all sales channels. "Southwest continuously looks at ways to strategically grow the airline and by becoming a UATP shareholder we will position ourselves to enable new product offerings to the end-user," said Kevin Krone, vice president Marketing, Sales, and Distribution of Southwest Airlines. "This provides us with another way to deliver innovative solutions to Southwest Airlines customers."