{"id":4530,"date":"2021-09-05T13:54:51","date_gmt":"2021-09-05T20:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/?p=4530"},"modified":"2021-09-05T14:20:33","modified_gmt":"2021-09-05T21:20:33","slug":"southwest-airlines-landing-at-eug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/southwest-airlines-landing-at-eug\/","title":{"rendered":"Southwest Airlines Landing at EUG"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Inaugural festivities commenced on Sunday, August 29th, to welcome Southwest Airlines to the Southern Willamette Valley, including a ceremonial water salute and gifts for passengers on the first scheduled Southwest flights at the Eugene Airport.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"977\" height=\"485\" data-src=\"https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-05-at-2.06.12-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4550 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-05-at-2.06.12-PM.png 977w, https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-05-at-2.06.12-PM-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-05-at-2.06.12-PM-768x381.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 977px) 100vw, 977px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 977px; 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