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Violation Tracker Current Parent Company Summary

Current Parent Company Name: Southwest Airlines
Ownership Structure: publicly traded (ticker symbol LUV)
Headquartered in: Texas
Major Industry: airlines
Specific Industry: airlines
Penalty total since 2000: $262,908,124
Number of records: 317
Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined)Penalty TotalNumber of Records
consumer-protection-related offenses$173,770,00018
safety-related offenses$52,534,188291
employment-related offenses$21,570,9034
competition-related offenses$15,000,0001
environment-related offenses$33,0333
Top 5 Primary Offense TypesPenalty TotalNumber of Records
aviation consumer protection violation$143,670,00016
aviation safety violation$52,314,925270
consumer protection violation$30,100,0002
employment discrimination$20,555,0002
price-fixing or anti-competitive practices$15,000,0001
Notes: Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.

Links: For a summary of this company's regulatory penalties in more than 50 other countries, see its Violation Tracker Global summary page here.

Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found here.

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CompanyPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
Southwest Airlines Co.aviation consumer protection violation2023ACPD$140,000,000
Southwest Airlinesconsumer protection violation2013private lawsuit-federal$29,000,000
Southwest Airlinesemployment discrimination2018private lawsuit-federal$20,540,000
Southwest Airlinesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$15,000,000
Southwest Airlinesaviation safety violation2014FAA$12,000,000
Southwest Airlinesaviation safety violation2008FAA$10,200,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2009FAA$7,500,000
Southwest Airlinesaviation safety violation2009FAA$7,500,000
Southwest Airlinesaviation safety violation2020FAA$3,920,000
Southwest Airlines Co.aviation safety violation2015FAA$2,800,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2017FAA$2,800,000
Southwest Airlines Co.aviation consumer protection violation2015ACPD$1,600,000
Southwest Airlinesconsumer protection violation2014private lawsuit-federal$1,100,000
Southwest Airlineswage and hour violation2015private lawsuit-federal$1,000,000
AirTran Airwaysaviation consumer protection violation2010ACPD$500,000
Southwest Airlines, Co.aviation consumer protection violation2003ACPD$500,000
Southwest Airlinesaviation safety violation2015FAA$328,550
Southwest Airlinesaviation safety violation2013FAA$325,000
Southwest Airlinesaviation safety violation2015FAA$325,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2005FAA$300,000
Southwest Airlines, Co.aviation consumer protection violation2014ACPD$200,000
Southwest Airlines Co.aviation consumer protection violation2013ACPD$200,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2021FAA$200,000
Southwest Airlines Co.aviation consumer protection violation2013ACPD$150,000
AirTran Airwaysaviation consumer protection violation2003ACPD$125,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2014FAA$121,500
AIRTRAN AIRWAYS INCaviation safety violation2013FAA$116,000
AIRTRAN AIRWAYS INCaviation safety violation2013FAA$116,000
AIRTRAN AIRWAYS INCaviation safety violation2013FAA$116,000
AIRTRAN AIRWAYS INCaviation safety violation2015FAA$116,000
AirTran Airwaysaviation consumer protection violation2013ACPD$100,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2005FAA$80,750
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2013FAA$74,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2007FAA$70,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2001FAA$65,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2001FAA$65,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2000FAA$63,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2011FAA$62,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2011FAA$62,000
AirTran Airwaysaviation consumer protection violation2012ACPD$60,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2000FAA$55,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2000FAA$55,000
AIRTRAN AIRWAYS INCaviation safety violation2010FAA$53,500
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2015FAA$52,000
Southwest Airlines Co.aviation consumer protection violation2011ACPD$50,000
Southwest Airlinesaviation consumer protection violation2018ACPD$50,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2012FAA$45,750
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2013FAA$45,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2012FAA$45,000
AirTran Airwaysaviation consumer protection violation2008ACPD$45,000
AIRTRAN AIRWAYS INCaviation safety violation2001FAA$42,500
AIRTRAN AIRWAYS INCaviation safety violation2001FAA$42,500
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2009FAA$40,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2008FAA$40,000
Southwest Airlines Co.aviation consumer protection violation2016ACPD$40,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$38,555
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2013FAA$37,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2000FAA$36,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2000FAA$33,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2012FAA$32,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2011FAA$32,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2000FAA$30,000
AirTran Airwaysaviation consumer protection violation2011ACPD$30,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2000FAA$26,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2013FAA$25,000
AIRTRAN AIRWAYS INCaviation safety violation2013FAA$25,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2012FAA$25,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2012FAA$25,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2010FAA$25,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2005FAA$25,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2005FAA$25,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2001FAA$25,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2013FAA$25,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2007FAA$23,500
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2004FAA$23,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2000FAA$23,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2013FAA$22,875
AIRTRAN AIRWAYS INCaviation safety violation2011FAA$22,000
AIRTRAN AIRWAYS INCaviation safety violation2004FAA$22,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2001FAA$22,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2002FAA$20,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2001FAA$20,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2000FAA$20,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2000FAA$20,000
AirTran Airwaysaviation consumer protection violation2010ACPD$20,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2002FAA$19,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2001FAA$18,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2000FAA$18,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2000FAA$18,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2008FAA$17,500
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2003FAA$17,500
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2006FAA$17,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2005FAA$17,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2005FAA$17,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2005FAA$17,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2005FAA$17,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2005FAA$17,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2017FAA$16,875
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COworkplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$16,800
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2004FAA$16,500
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COaviation safety violation2003FAA$16,500
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.