Southwest Airlines Extends Schedule & Announces New Routes & Introductory Fares
Southwest Airlines generally only opens up their calendar for booking 5-7 months out. Thankfully they have now extended their booking calendar through August 7, 2015. While it doesn’t cover all summer travel, at least it allows for some planning.
New Routes Launched & Introductory Fare Sale
Along with the extension of their schedule, Southwest announced a number of new routes. For the following new domestic routes, Southwest is offering special pricing through December 22, 2014.
New nonstop service begins June 7, 2015, between:
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Indianapolis and Los Angeles (LAX) |
Once daily |
as low as $139 one-way |
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Los Angeles (LAX) and Portland, Ore. |
Twice daily |
as low as $69 one-way |
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Oakland and Nashville |
Once daily |
as low as $149 one-way |
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Oakland and New Orleans |
Once daily |
as low as $149 one-way |
New nonstop service begins June 28, 2015, between:
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Austin and Orange County/Santa Ana |
Once daily |
as low as $119 one-way |
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Austin and St. Louis |
Once daily |
as low as $89 one-way |
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Indianapolis and Boston Logan |
Twice daily |
as low as $89 one-way |
In addition to the above mentioned domestic routes, Southwest announced and began selling tickets for a new flight from Orange County/Santa Ana to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and a seasonal Saturday only service from BWI to Los Cabos, Mexico.
They also will launch a new route from Baltimore to San Jose, Costa Rica in March and from Houston’s Hobby airport to Belize City in October. All of these routes are subject to government approvals.
Increased Seasonal Flights
With the summer schedule released, Southwest has also announced a number of seasonal flights beginning on June 7, 2015. The routes are as follows:
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Albany and Denver |
Once on Saturdays |
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Albuquerque and Orlando |
Once Daily Service |
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Austin and Portland, OR |
Once Daily Service* |
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Austin and San Jose del Cabo/Los Cabos, Mexico |
Once Daily Service |
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Atlanta and Seattle/Tacoma |
Once Daily Service |
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Baltimore/Washington (BWI) and Portland, OR |
Once Daily Service |
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Boise and Chicago (Midway) |
Once Daily Service |
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Chicago (Midway) and Portland, Maine |
Once on Saturdays |
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Houston (Hobby) and Portland, OR |
Once Daily Service |
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Houston (Hobby) and Salt Lake City |
Once on Saturdays |
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Houston (Hobby) and Seattle/Tacoma |
Twice Daily Service |
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Kansas City and Seattle/Tacoma |
Once Daily Service |
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Los Angeles (LAX) and Omaha |
Once Daily Service |
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Las Vegas and Manchester |
Once on Saturdays |
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Nashville and Seattle/Tacoma |
Once Daily Service |
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Norfolk/Virginia Beach and Tampa Bay |
Once on Saturdays |
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Seattle/Tacoma and St. Louis |
Once Daily Service |
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Spokane and Chicago (Midway) |
Once Daily Service |
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*effective June 28, 2015 |
For more information about the routes and the full terms regarding introductory rates, please see the original press release.
Conclusion
While these announcements are minor, it is good to see a new international city added, especially one on the West Coast. The schedule extension is nice as well and allows for some summer vacation planning!
Are you planning to fly on any of the newly announced routes? Let me know in the comments!
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you missed the Costa Rica connections
Thanks. I added the information about the Costa Rica and Belize City flights.
It’s amazing how cheap Southwest can be if you book early enough on points.