FUN FACTS ABOUT SOUTHWEST

I read these and just thought they were interesting.

Fun Facts:

• Southwest received 90,043 resumes and hired 831 new Employees in 2009.
• In 2009 Southwest served 63.2 million cans of soda, juices, and water; 14.3 million alcoholic beverages; 14 million bags of pretzels; 90 million bags of peanuts; 17.7 million Select-A-Snacks; and 33.5 million other snacks.
• Southwest consumed approximately 1.4 billion gallons of jet fuel in 2009.
• In 2009, Southwest moved 182 million pounds of cargo.
• The shortest daily Southwest flight is between Ft. Myers (RSW) and Orlando (MCO) (133 miles). The longest daily Southwest flight is between Providence (PVD) and Las Vegas (LAS) (2,363 miles).
• Southwest has 1,164 married couples. In other words, 2,328 Southwest Employees have spouses who also work for the Company.

http://www.southwest.com/about_swa/press/factsheet.html#Leadership