Whats the history behind the WN designation for Southwest? - FlyerTalk (It's a difficult search because there are a lot of matches for "Southwest" and "WN") Our original two-letter code (late 1970s) was "OE", and the best I can recollect from others that have retired, "WN" was the only thing with a "W" in it that sounded remotely like "Southwest" or even "Western" since SW and other obvious choices were already taken
Platinum airline fee $200 reimbursement reports: WN . . . - FlyerTalk American Express | Membership Rewards - Platinum airline fee $200 reimbursement reports: WN (Southwest) only (2024-25) - Just bought 3 tickets totaling $210 on 1 AMEX card for 2024 Have 4 more cards to do this on Will see it continues
What is WN? - FlyerTalk Forums Southwest Airlines | Rapid Rewards - What is WN? - Ok, admittedly new to these forums,I keep seeing WN when referring to SWA and RR program,what is WN?
Why is Southwest sometimes known as WN? + seating As others have mentioned, "WN" is Southwest's 2-letter code Originally, our 2-letter code was "OE", but it was changed back in the late 1970s The obvious desired choice "SW" was already in use by another airline, so according to longer-tenure folks (now retired) that I know, we looked for something that had a "W" in it, and "WN" was what what
No-fees business model gutted: Baggage Fees and Other Changes Odd that WN is is so willing to drop this kind of service to their top airports while supporting low performing 1x daily service to places where they have no loyalty They axed BUR-SFO at the beginning of last year when they were #1 in market share, it was 4-6x daily, and the data showed it was recovering nicely from COVID and not anywhere near