Southwest Airlines is raising its bag fees amid the ongoing Iran War
Key Points:
- Jordan Parker is the aviation beat reporter for The Dallas Morning News, focusing on how air travel impacts North Texas, particularly through Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, DFW International Airport, and Dallas Love Field Airport.
- Before joining The Dallas Morning News, Parker worked as a breaking news reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle, covering topics like labor issues, transportation, crime, and wildfires.
- In 2024, he received a breaking news award from the San Francisco Press Club for coverage of a woman struck and dragged by a Cruise robotaxi in San Francisco.
- Parker earned his journalism degree from Sacramento State University, where he was the first Black editor in chief of The State Hornet and led initiatives to increase diversity and coverage of underrepresented communities.
- Under his leadership, The State Hornet won its first Online Pacemaker Award from the Associated Collegiate Press.