Robert Jordan
FILE - In this Dec. 31, 2020 file photo, a Southwest Airlines jetliner taxis down a runway for takeoff from Denver International Airport in Denver. Southwest Airlines plans to raise minimum pay to $15 an hour for about 7,000 employees, citing the need to attract and keep workers as the airline industry continues to recover from the pandemic. Southwest said Friday, June 25, 2021, that it intends for the raises to take effect on Aug. 1. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Southwest Airlines plans to raise minimum pay to $15 an hour

Jun. 25, 2021 05:28 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2018 file photo, Gary Kelly, Chairman and CEO, Southwest Airlines Co., speaks in Detroit. Southwest said Wednesday, June 23, 2021, that Kelly will step down next February and be succeeded by Robert Jordan, the airline's executive vice president of corporate services.(AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Longtime Southwest Airlines CEO will step down next year

By David Koenig Jun. 23, 2021 10:17 AM EDT