Investor group calls for December election for 8 Southwest Airlines board seats

Oct. 14 (UPI) -- The investment hedge fund Elliott has called for a December special meeting of the Southwest Airlines board of directors as it pushes for major changes at the Texas-based airline.

Elliott, the activist investor group that now holds an 11% financial stake in the Dallas air carrier, has requested a Dec. 10 special meeting to consider its names for the new Southwest board of directors.

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