Love the Southwest Airlines videos. Miss those 732s and the old color scheme. I know alot of people didn't like those colors but that was my favorite scheme.

Ah, the memories. My first ride in an airplane was on a Texas International DC-9 from Love Field to Houston Hobby. Thanks for the vid!

I was hired as a flight attendant for Southwest Airlines in May 12, 1982 and flew out of DAL for 5 years before transferring to our new PHX base. The day I was interviewed and hired was the same day that Braniff ceased operations. These videos bring back SO many memories of SWA and DAL. I flew until 1998 and was one of the very first male flight attendants hired by SWA after being sued for not having any.

As an traffic controller who worked at Love 40yrs ago, this was very nice. We also had there ARCO (the oil company) Gulfstream 2s and B707s, Oxy,s G2s and B727s based there. Many lovely transient business jets, like Heinz Jetstars, Revlon BAC-111, Ray Charles’s Viscount, Kenny Roger’s BAC-111, among scores of others. I even sent Jerry Falwell’s jet ( don’t remember the type) around twice, for not following instructions. What should have been included was vid or photos footage of Muse Air( the first non smoking airline , the forerunner of TranStar after SWA brought them ) in this. Their brand new MD-80s, with that cool clean blue livery, where a sight to behold. I worked SWA jets when the -300 and -500s where just a pipe dream and didn’t fly beyond the the states that adjoined Texas due to the Wright Amendment. Thanks for the memories.

Love Field remained a busy airport until the Covid lockdown. It is pretty quiet there now. We lived near the airport in the 1940s when I was a pre-schooler. I can remember the crash of an AA DC-6 there in 1949, and the partially burned letter we eventually received that had been in one of the mail sacks onboard. From 1965 to 1967 I worked there as an aircraft mechanic. At that time the airport was so busy that we often had to wait a long time for permission to taxi an aircraft to the hangar. The noise level was incredible. Braniff's BAC-111 aircraft in particular was literally ear splitting over a wide area when taking off. That noise would not be tolerated for a single trip now that quieter and better performing aircraft are the norm, but it was accepted back in the day.

Braniff was the show stealer back then yet highly underrepresented here.

Feels so weird seeing AA planes at DAL

As a kid who grew up in Dallas in 70s, this brought back lots of memories. Thanks for posting!! Man, I bet a C-5A taking off over Mockingbird pissed off the rich folks in nearby Park Cities.

Thanks for uploading. Fond memories of Braniff, Delta's 747s and Southwest's 737-200s, etc....

As someone who remembers Love Field in its heyday, a couple of comments: (1) the corresponding Fort Worth airport was GSW (Greater Southwest) located just south of present day DFW, not Meacham (FTW), and, (2) not enough Braniff shots- they were the largest operator at Love, bigger than American.

I love this! You took a rare delta airlines Boeing 747-100 which only lasted 7 years! And also that 727-200!

Wow, I remember a lot of that. My Grandfather worked for Braniff from the 60s until they shut down the 2nd time always at Love in the hanger. I worked for Dalfort Aviation in the mid to late 80s .

A 747 Out of Love!?!??! Bet that was a wild ride.

This is interesting, I've been through here when I flew from Lubbock to Dallas on Southwest Airlines & the last time i was through here was December 2015 i think it was. Southwest Airlines sure did a major overhaul by tearing down gate areas & rebuilding in phases. Miss the days of simple airports with coffee shops & sit down restaurants, also the former Braniff International hangar & office building is still standing. Thank you for sharing.

This was a great view back in history! I worked for Southwest from 76 to 83. I remember the 727 experiment.

Thank you so much for posting!!! More please!!!

Awesome look back! Thank you!

Nice video ! I like Brannif aircraft and 732 Southwest!!

Thank You! This was awesome.

Those SWA flight attendants. Dayum!!

TransStar and Muse flew AFTER DFW was open in the 80’s The Southwest 737-400 where also in the 80’s other than that it was great seeing the service at DAL.

Nice AA "astojets" yea ! Great BI colors. Thanks for what your doing. Cheers

Fantastic memorable footage. I’ve been an aviation enthusiast since I was a child. Growing up in Shreveport, we visited family in Dallas and would insist going plane spotting at Love Field. They also had an outdoor observation deck which was incredible. The parking deck also provided nice views as well.

Interesting that at about 6:11 there is a departure announcement (sounds pre recorded) for Star Stream Service Flight 99 nonstop service to LAX. This was, of course, TWA who did not fly to Dallas. Also just please change the opening from Braniff International Airlines to Airways. Thanks

Good to see that Southwest's taxiing at 900 mph occurred back then as well.

Braniff had a gondola from the remote parking area to the terminal. Brutally hot in the summer.

Delta Airline still flies to Dallas love field.

Great shots; thanks for this aviation nostalgia. Just fyi: Southwest 727s/TranStar DC-9s operated at DAL in the 80s, i.e., after DFW opened.

Fantastic video. It brought back so many wonderful memories. A couple of comments: In the opening you mention Braniff International Airlines. It was actually Braniff International Airways. Near the end, where there is a picture of Herb Kelleher, it says "Low Fare Ling" when it should say "Low Fare King". Around 6:22 or so there is an announcement that is obviously for a TWA flight to Los Angeles. It mentions two of their branded slogans "Star Stream" and "Ambassador Service". TWA never flew into DAL, so was just wondering if this might be from another airport or charter or something? The last part of your video was obviously shot after DFW was indeed open since Southwest seemed to be the only carrier. Thank you SO MUCH for this excellent trip into my past. I spent many many hours on the observation deck as a little boy. You have preserved those memories for me and i am so appreciative.

Those were the BEST days.

I remember back in the 1960s that we walked with my father all the way to the gate at Love and there was no TSA security. He just got on the plane. I believe I am remembering that correctly.

Great memories !!!

Awesome video. If you can do one on MDW Midway airport.

I don't know why but Frontier had a reputation of bouncing. They came in too hot I guess. 4:45 Hot pants and air travel. Could it get any better?

looks like current stuff mixed in with the old meaning transtar and back then didn't southwest just have 3 dest DAL-HOU & SAT but the television monitor showed much more some of these were after DFW opened WN 737-300s and transtar and WN 727s by the time they show the drawing of DFW it was already opened

Would like to see on on MKC - Kansas City Municipal before MCI opened in 1972

Wait so Dallas Love Field opened before DFW? Well that's something I did not know. Liked BTW

Man those were the days.

I have a diecast model of a Delta Air Lines Boeing 747 like the one in video. I also have a model of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 727, one in 1:200 scale & one in 1:400 scale. I've read Lamar Muse help get Southwest Airlines off the ground before leaving SWA & starting his own airline which was Muse air then later Lanar sold Muse air to SWA which then the company named the airline TranStar as seen in video. I still have flight schedules for both airline.

Athens!! I did rehersal for my first ice show in an old hangar there!!!

When did AA stop 707s for passenger service? I remember their 707s had a coach lounge amidships in the early 1970s I think it was.

Denver Stapleton Airport should be next.

Hell of a lot noisier back then.

WOULD LOVE TO SEE FOOTAGE OF ATLANTA BACK IN THE OLD DAYS..

I don't know for sure, but I am almost positive that that is Tom Landry, head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, stepping off the blue Braniff DC-8 at 4:33 .

Southwest Airlines Boeing 727 at 8:23

Wanna see the first non-smoking airline, Muse Air. Big Daddy Lamar started it well after DFW opened. SWA beat the snot out of Muse, then bought it and changed the name to TranStar. Kelleher wasted money on the purchase, but got rid of competition. Then he folded it!

Why wasn't the paint scheme on the Southwest 727 the same as on the 737's?

Do Denver Stapleton if you haven't already?

in Asia we have A whole slew of older airports replaced by newer airports, my hometown of Jakarta has HLP, a smaller airport to the larger CGK, this also applies to other asian airports, Kuala Lumpur has SZB and KUL, Osaka has ITM and KIX. Comment other airports like this

What's with the shotgun at 4:10?

I saw an American dc10 they flew to live field?

If you could I would love to see Denver Stapleton airport

Denver Stapelton should be next!

Noise and the smell of kerosene. It's not like that anymore. Never thought I would miss it. But do.

And now only two airlines operate here southwest and breeze

Yo viaje en un avion de esos a orlando florida

4:06 I wonder what the story is behind the shotgun?

Great Soutwest/ Amon Carter Field

Denver Stapleton

Southwest,the Walmart of the airlines.In both casesthe legacy companies said "what do they know about our business".

Kai Tak

Tokyo Haneda

LAX.

LAX