"Everyone should skydive once you'll walk away with a sense of, 'If I can do that, I can do anything!"'

For Simon Palacio, the love of flying has a different meaning-he enjoys flying Southwest to destinations across the U.S. to skydive. His passion has led him to 4,700 skydives, seven skydiving world records, three national competition medals, and numerous state and national records. Nearly every weekend from spring through fall, Simon teaches advanced skydiving to licensed skydivers at different drop zones, and attends or organizes attempts to break formation-building state, national, and world records. Simon loves skydiving because it attracts people of all backgrounds who love flight and chasing puffy clouds. Here's to more blue skies, Simon!

-Steph Logue, Flight Ops

LIFE LESSONS

"Sometimes winning big once is enough to make people complacent, and hearing 'no' is enough to make people give up. How we recover from these obstacles defines our long-term success. failure is the best teacher."

FAMILY FLIGHTS

“I like to use my Rapid Rewards points to spoil my little sisters by flying them around to meet me in places I’m going.”

WHY SOUTHWEST

“Oftentimes, weekend skydiving events need to be rescheduled due to weather concerns, and Southwest never charges fees to change my flight.”

Simon's travels earn him A-List status through 25 one-way qualifying flights or 35,000 tier qualifying points