Bank One Renames South Street to Celebrate Southwest's Arrival in Philadelphia
May 03 2004 - 3:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
Bank One Renames South Street to Celebrate Southwest's Arrival in
Philadelphia Newest Philly Flier Set to Take-Off May 9 WILMINGTON,
Del., May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bank One welcomes Southwest
Airlines to Philadelphia by renaming historic South Street for a
day in honor of Philly's newest flier. Today, 1st District
Councilman, Frank DiCicco, Bank One officials and Southwest
Airlines representatives were onboard to rename the famous corner
of South and 4th Streets "Southwest Street" and "Bank One Avenue,"
marking the first time South Street has been renamed since 1853.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030116/NYTH053LOGO )
Southwest Airlines will begin service to and from Philadelphia
International Airport May 9, with daily nonstop service to Chicago
(Midway), Las Vegas, Orlando, Phoenix, Providence and Tampa Bay.
Philadelphians have another reason to smile thanks to Southwest
Airlines and Bank One. The Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Visa*
Signature card enables them to turn everyday purchases into Award
travel for their next Southwest flight from Philadelphia. "Bank One
is thrilled to help welcome Southwest to Philadelphia," said Hugh
Bleemer, executive vice president for Bank One card services
division. "Renaming South Street combines the new excitement of
Southwest with one of Philadelphia's historical tourist
destinations." "Southwest Airlines is excited to be part of the
Philadelphia community," said John Lindo, Philadelphia marketing
manager for Southwest Airlines. "We look forward to offering
Philadelphians a low-fare, high-quality travel experience as we
continue to expand our service throughout the coming months."
Effective July 6, 2004, Southwest will begin 14 additional daily
nonstop flights to the following cities: Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood,
Houston Hobby, Los Angeles International Airport, Manchester, New
Orleans, Raleigh/Durham, Tampa Bay and West Palm Beach. Shop On
Southwest Street The celebration continues and consumers are
invited to shop on "Southwest Street" Tuesday, May 4. All
"Southwest Street" visitors can also enter a drawing May 4 for
their chance to win a pair of roundtrip tickets to anywhere
Southwest Airlines flies. There is no purchase necessary to enter
the drawing and the full promotion details will be available at the
corner of South and 4th Streets. Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards
Visa Signature cardmembers and those consumers who visit "Southwest
Street" to pick up a credit card application will receive special
offers from participating South Street stores located between 3rd
and 5th streets. Bank One representatives will be on hand at the
corner of "Southwest Street" and "Bank One Avenue" (South and 4th
Streets) to distribute credit card applications. The fun doesn't
stop there. The Southwest van will also be delivering free goodies
on "Southwest Street" from 6-10 p.m. May 4. By using their
Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Visa Signature card,
Philadelphians can earn Award travel even faster to fly from
Philadelphia to Southwest destinations across the country.
Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Visa Signature cardmembers earn
two Reward Dollars for every dollar in Southwest purchases. In
addition, Signature cardmembers receive the following benefits: --
One Reward Dollar for every dollar in everyday purchases. -- One
Rapid Rewards Credit for every 1,200 Reward Dollars earned. --
After earning 16 credits in 12 consecutive months, receive an
automatic roundtrip Award valid to any of the destinations
Southwest Airlines serves. -- Limited blackout dates and no seat
capacity restrictions for Award travel. -- Low annual fee. -- Zero
liability for unauthorized purchases. Southwest Airlines Rapid
Rewards Visa Signature cardmembers also receive emergency card
replacement, personal concierge service, 24-hour roadside dispatch,
$1 million travel accident insurance, auto rental insurance
coverage, purchase security and travel and emergency assistance. To
apply for the Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Visa Signature card,
visit http://www.southwest.com/visa or call 800-SWA-VISA. To
upgrade an existing Southwest Airlines Platinum Visa card to the
Signature card product, call 800- 792-0001. In recent months,
Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) topped the monthly domestic enplaned
passenger rankings. The airline currently serves 59 airports in 58
cities in 30 states. Based in Dallas, Southwest currently operates
2,800 flights a day with a fleet of 389 Boeing 737s with an average
age of nine years -- one of the youngest pure jet fleets in the
domestic airline industry. Bank One Corporation is the nation's
sixth-largest bank holding company, with assets of $320 billion.
Bank One currently has more than 51 million credit cards issued,
making it the largest Visa card issuer in the world. Bank One
offers a full range of financial services to large corporate and
middle market commercial customers and retail consumers. This press
release and additional information can be found on the Web at
http://www.bankone.com/ . *Visa is a registered trademark of Visa
U.S.A. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030116/NYTH053LOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Bank One Corporation
CONTACT: Juliette Ballak of Bank One, +1-302-282-1696, ; Taryn
D'Ambrogi, +1-415-984-6177, , or Ross Jacobs, +1-404-879-9155, ,
both of Ketchum Web site: http://www.bankone.com/
http://www.southwest.com/visa
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