Southwest Airlines says bookings strong even as 737 MAX grounded
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(Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co forecast better-than-expected second-quarter revenue growth on Thursday, citing demand from leisure and business customers, even though it is uncertain when its grounded Boeing 737 MAX jets will return to service. The No. 4 U.S. carrier is the biggest user of the Boeing Co aircraft that were grounded worldwide in March following two fatal crashes on other airlines.Southwest's 34 737 MAX aircraft represent less than 5 percent of daily flights on its fleet of 753..