List of Southwest Airlines destinations
As of October 2018, Southwest Airlines has scheduled flights to 99 destinations[1] in 40 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, the newest being Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands on November 5, 2017. The airline has 15 focus cities and operates over 4,000 flights each day.[2]
Destinations
Southwest does not use the "hub and spoke" system of other major airlines, preferring the "point-to-point" system. It has large operations in certain airports. An average of 80 percent of Southwest passengers are local passengers— only 20 percent of all passengers are connecting passengers. This is higher than most airlines, where many passengers connect in hub cities. However, at Southwest's focus cities, the percentage of connecting passengers can reach 30 percent.[3] Recent numbers indicate that the number of connecting passengers is steadily rising.[4]
As part of its effort to control costs, Southwest sometimes uses secondary airports in cities with high costs. Secondary airports have lower costs and may be more convenient to travelers than major airports. Some examples include:
- Chicago, Illinois: Southwest uses Midway International Airport instead of O'Hare International Airport.
- Dallas, Texas: Southwest uses Dallas Love Field instead of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
- Houston, Texas: Southwest uses William P. Hobby Airport instead of George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
- Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Southwest uses Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport instead of Miami International Airport.
- New York City, New York: Southwest uses Newark Liberty International Airport, LaGuardia Airport and Long Island MacArthur Airport airports instead of John F. Kennedy International Airport.
AirTran cities acquired by Southwest
Through Southwest's acquisition of AirTran Airways, Southwest opened a focus city in Atlanta and acquired additional slots at Washington–National and New York–LaGuardia. In addition, Southwest added service to the following destinations.[5]
International service
Southwest began planning international service when it acquired AirTran, which already served international destinations. Southwest's first approach to international service came on April 19, 2012 when it signed a contract with the Amadeus IT Group to launch an international reservation system. This agreement gave the airline the capability to begin flying to destinations outside of the United States.[6]
Southwest debuted the international reservation system on January 27, 2014 when its first international flights went on sale. This was followed by the first international flights which began on July 1, 2014 to Aruba (AUA), Montego Bay, Jamaica (MBJ) and Nassau, Bahamas (NAS).
Southwest built a 5 gate international terminal at William P. Hobby Airport that opened in 2015. Southwest also built a 5 gate international terminal in Fort Lauderdale that opened in 2017.[7]
Hawaii service
On October 11, 2017, Southwest announced they would add service to Hawaii beginning in 2018, pending government approval. The airline announced that the flights to Hawaii will be operated from four California cities: Oakland, San Diego, San Jose, and Sacramento, utilizing their Boeing 737-800 and 737 MAX 8 aircraft. As announced Southwest Airlines will begin service to the following destinations: Honolulu ( Daniel K. Inouye International Airport), Kahului (Kahului Airport), Kailua-Kona (Kona International Airport), Lihue (Lihue Airport).[8]
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As of June 2018, this is a list of destinations that Southwest Airlines serves.
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| Future destination | |
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References
- ↑ https://www.southwest.com/flight/routemap_dyn.html
- ↑ "Southwest Corporate Fact Sheet - Corporate Fact Sheet - Southwest Airlines Newsroom". swamedia.com.
- ↑ Jeremy Sickler. "Chapter 7: Flight Arrival Flow: Southwest vs. Legacy Carriers". Archived from the original on May 19, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ↑ Maxon, Terry. "Factoids from Southwest Airlines' annual report". Dallas News. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
- ↑ Southwest Airlines (January 20, 2012). "Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways Confirm Plans to Maintain AirTran Airways Operations at 22 Domestic and International Airports - Southwest Airlines Newsroom". Southwest Airlines. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ↑ "Southwest Airlines Newsroom: Releases". Swamedia.com. April 19, 2012. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport overhauls terminal to add international travel". Sun Sentinel.
- ↑ http://wnep.com/2017/10/14/southwest-airlines-to-start-flying-to-hawaii/
- ↑ https://www.southwestaircommunity.com/t5/Southwest-Stories/Summer-is-Here-Summer-2017-Schedule-is-now-Published/ba-p/50394
- 1 2 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article158696934.html
- ↑ https://www.swamedia.com/pages/when-did-we-arrive
- 1 2 3 4 "Openings/Closings - By Category - Southwest Airlines Newsroom". swamedia.com.
- 1 2 3 "Southwest Airlines To Cease Operations In Three Cities - Southwest Airlines Newsroom". swamedia.com.
- ↑ Segal, Dave (October 11, 2017). "Southwest Airlines makes it official: Hawaii service on the way". Star-Advertiser. Honolulu. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ↑ Segal, Dave (October 11, 2017). "Southwest Airlines makes it official: Hawaii service on the way". Star-Advertiser. Honolulu. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ↑ Segal, Dave (October 11, 2017). "Southwest Airlines makes it official: Hawaii service on the way". Star-Advertiser. Honolulu. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ↑ Segal, Dave (October 11, 2017). "Southwest Airlines makes it official: Hawaii service on the way". Star-Advertiser. Honolulu. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ↑ Jason Williams (January 4, 2017). "Long-time coming: Southwest lands in Cincinnati". cincinnati.com.
- ↑ "Southwest Airlines pulls plug on flights from Flint". Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ↑ https://myeverettnews.com/2018/01/25/southwest-airlines-announces-plans-to-fly-from-paine-field-everett-this-fall/