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Compare	Delta Airlines	VS	Southwest Airlines

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Detailed comparison of Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines airlines. Side by side look at similarities and differences for airline details like main hubs, destinations, ontime performance, frequent flyer programs, baggage limits, fleet details and more

There are 20 differences and 3 similarities between Delta Airlines, Southwest Airlines

General Information
website		Www.delta.com	vs	Www.southwest.com
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Air Code (IATA)		Dl	vs	Wn
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ICAO Code		Dal	vs	Swa
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Callsign		Delta	vs	Southwest
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Company Slogan		Keep Climbing	vs	A Symbol Of Freedom
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Parent Company		Delta Air Lines Inc.	vs
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Subsidiaries		Asa Holdings, Song, Llc, Mesaba Airlines (sold To Pinnacle Airlines Corp.), Compass Airlines (sold To Trans States Holdings), Delta Connection Academy	vs	Airtran Airways
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Operating Income in 2011( USD billion)			vs	0.69
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Founded		1924	vs	1967
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Operation
Headquarters		Atlanta, Georgia	vs	Dallas, Texas
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Country		United States	vs	United States
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Hubs		Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Cincinnati/northern Kentucky International Airport, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport (new York City), Laguardia Airport (new York City) [begins July 11, 2012], Memphis International Airport, Minneapolis-saint Paul International Airport, Narita International Airport (tokyo), Paris-charles De Gaulle Airport, Salt Lake City International Airport	vs	Baltimore/washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
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Focus Cities		Mia, Mem, Ord, Bos, Cmh, Fll, Lax, Lga, Mco, Tpa, Pdx	vs	Baltimore-washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Chicago Midway International Airport, Dallas Love Field, Denver International Airport, Hartsfield-jackson Atlanta International Airport, William P. Hobby Airport (houston), Mccarran International Airport (las Vegas), Lambert-st. Louis International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, Nashville International Airport, Oakland International Airport, Orlando International Airport, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, San Diego International Airport
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Number of Destinations		247	vs	97
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Alliance		Skyteam	vs
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Airport Lounge		Delta Sky Club	vs	Southwest Airlines Lounge
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Frequent-flyer program		Skymiles	vs	Rapid Rewards
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Fleet
Fleet Size		247	vs	702
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Aircrafts		Airbus A319-100 Airbus A320-200 Airbus A330-200 Airbus A330-300 Boeing 737-700 Boeing 737-800 Boeing 747-400 Boeing 757-200 Boeing 757-300 Boeing 767-300 Boeing 767-400 Boeing 777-200 Mcdonnell-douglas Dc-9-50 Mcdonnell-douglas Md-88 Mcdonnell-douglas Md-90	vs	Boeing 717-200, Boeing 737 300, Boeing 737 500, Boeing 737 700, Boeing 737 800
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Performance
Ontime performance in 2012		85 %	vs	75 %
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Baggage limit
Carry-on baggage size limit (dependent on route)		56x36x23cm	vs	25x40x60cm
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Check-in baggage weight limit (dependent on route)		22.6kg	vs	23 kg
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Additional Check-in baggage limits (dependent on route)			vs	158cm Total
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