DALLAS, June 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today published its
bookable flight schedule through March 6,
2019, bringing additional options for Customers traveling
nonstop between North Texas and a
half-dozen cities, as well as additional service on popular routes
currently served from Dallas Love
Field. The publication of the larger January/February flight
schedule also brings back wintertime seasonal service from coast to
coast…and to the Caribbean! The
extended flight schedule is available now on
Southwest.com.
Beginning Jan. 7, 2019, Southwest®
will add nonstop service daily between Dallas (Love Field) and newly available or
previously offered cities of Charleston, Ft. Myers/Naples, Jacksonville, Louisville, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis/St. Paul, and seasonal service
on Sundays to/from Tucson.
Elsewhere, Southwest brings back twice daily service (only once
on Saturdays) between New
York/Newark and
Nashville as well as
additional seasonal flying for sun seekers headed to Florida from the Heartland, Great Lakes, and
New England, and returning seasonal flights for snow lovers headed
for the Mountain West from the Midwest. A full list of the service
changes in the carrier's Winter 2019 schedule is available on
Southwest The Community.
To book a seat on any of these new flights or on any of the
carrier's full schedule now available for travel through
March 6, 2019, visit
Southwest.com.
ABOUT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
In its 48th year of service, Dallas-based Southwest Airlines
Co. (NYSE: LUV) continues to differentiate itself from other
air carriers with exemplary Customer Service delivered by more than
57,000 Employees to a Customer base topping 120 million passengers
annually, in recent years. Southwest became the nation's largest
domestic air carrier in 2003 and maintains that ranking based on
the U.S. Department of Transportation's most recent reporting of
domestic originating passengers boarded. During peak travel
seasons, Southwest operates more than 4,000 weekday departures
among a network of 99 destinations in the
United States and 10 additional countries. Southwest has
announced its intention to sell tickets in 2018 for service to
Hawaii, subject to requisite
governmental approvals.
Southwest coined Transfarency® to describe its
purposed philosophy of treating Customers honestly and fairly, and
low fares actually staying low. Southwest is the only major U.S.
airline to offer bags fly free® to everyone (first
and second checked pieces of luggage, size and weight limits apply,
some carriers offer free checked bags on select routes or in
qualified circumstances), and there are no change fees, though fare
differences might apply.
As launch customer of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 in North America, the Company operates the
largest fleet in the world of Boeing aircraft, all of which are
equipped with satellite-based WiFi. Customers who connect to the
WiFi network may use their personal devices to view on-demand
movies and television shows, as well as nearly 20 channels of free,
live TV.
From its first flights on June 18,
1971, Southwest Airlines launched an era of unprecedented
affordability in air travel described by the U.S. Department of
Transportation as "The Southwest Effect," a lowering of fares and
increase in passenger traffic wherever the carrier serves. With 45
consecutive years of profitability, Southwest is one of the most
honored airlines in the world, known for a triple bottom line
approach that contributes to the carrier's performance and
productivity, the importance of its People and the communities they
serve, and an overall commitment to efficiency and the planet. The
2017 Southwest Airlines One Report can be found
at SouthwestOneReport.com.
Book Southwest Airlines' low fares online at Southwest
Airlines or by phone at 800-I-FLY-SWA.
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SOURCE Southwest Airlines Co.