Southwest CEO says the airline doesn’t have enough planes for 2022 as demand spikes and it hints at more international flying

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Southwest Airlines is coming out of the pandemic in growth mode. But one thing holding it back is a lack of airplanes. 

Outgoing CEO Gary Kelly told CNBC’s Squawk on the Street on Thursday that the airline’s fleet won’t be large enough to support its existing model in the upcoming years, let alone an expansion. 

“We don’t feel like we have enough airplanes for 2022 and 2023, and that’s just doing what you know us to be famous for,” Kelly told Jim Kramer, referring to the airline’s low-cost domestic flying.

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Source:: BusinessInsider.Com

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