New Southwest Routes and Schedule Extension
Southwest Airlines today extended its flight schedule through early August, bringing new international service and growth throughout its network.
The carrier’s full schedule of service through August 4, 2024, is now available for purchase at Southwest.com.
Booking advanced reservations on Southwest can be difficult since the schedule is normally only available on average about 6-7 months out. Now, with this latest schedule extension, you can start planning your travels throughout most of the summer.
Check out more details about new routes below.
Orlando: An International Six Pack
To expand its central Florida route map to more Customers, Southwest Airlines is adding several nonstop routes to international destinations. Beginning June 4, 2024, Southwest will launch daily service (subject to requisite governmental approvals) between Orlando, Fla., and:
- Cancun, Mexico
- Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
- Nassau, Bahamas
- Providenciales, Turks and Caicos
- Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- San José, Costa Rica
These new routes complement existing service from Orlando to Aruba and Montego Bay, Jamaica. With this service, Cancun is accessible from 17 U.S. markets Southwest serves beginning in June 2024.
San Fernando Valley
Already the largest carrier serving Burbank, Calif., Southwest is further growing its presence effective June 4, 2024, with daily nonstop service between Burbank and:
- Boise, Idaho
- Kansas City, Mo.
- New Orleans
- San Antonio
- St. Louis
Colorado Springs to East Coast
Effective June 4, 2024, Southwest will offer Customers daily nonstop service between Colorado Springs, Colo., and Baltimore/Washington. With this new route, Southwest opens additional network access to the Northeast and Colorado Springs.
Seasonal Service from Dallas and Nashville
Summer travelers can embark on journeys to cooler climates with seasonal, Saturday-only service between:
- Dallas (Love Field) and Buffalo/Niagara, N.Y.
- Dallas (Love Field) and Fresno, Calif.
- Dallas (Love Field) and Providence, R.I.
- Dallas (Love Field) and Spokane, Wash.
As Southwest prepares to open its Nashville Flight Crew base in 2024, the carrier is launching seasonal, Saturday-only service from Music City to Bozeman, Mont., and seasonal, Saturday and Sunday service to Grand Rapids, Mich.
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What is not mentioned here is that this new international service from MCO is replacing FLL service. Effective June 4th, Southwest drops all of the nonstop international destinations from FLL except for Montego Bay. They are showing they can’t compete in the FLL market with Spirit and JetBlue (and AA via MIA). Havana is also dropped and not moved to MCO… it will only be reached via TPA.
I want BWi to EYW back!