Dallas Love–Philadelphia: Saturday and Sunday service, resume Sept.Charlotte–Houston Hobby: Sunday service, resumes Sept.Baltimore–Oakland: Daily service, resumes Sept.Austin–Pittsburgh: Sunday service, resumes Sept.El Paso–Orlando: Seasonal, Saturday-only flights begin Sept.Austin–Jacksonville: Seasonal, Saturday-only flights begin Sept.Orlando: Seasonal, Saturday-only flights begin July 15 (previously announced).Kansas City: Daily flights begin March 9 (previously announced).Colorado Springs: Daily flights begin July 11.Albuquerque: Daily flights begin Sept.Southwest's new Long Beach nonstop routes Southwest says it is not terminating any routes, though some seasonal routes will pause until their planned resumption later schedules. All operate only on weekends and include city pairs such as Buffalo–Sarasota, Florida Charlotte–Denver and Chicago Midway–Reno, Nevada. responding to demand from Customers," Southwest spokesperson Dan Landson said in a statement to TPG.Īdditionally, eight seasonal routes will return to the airline's schedule as planned. "It's part of our overall restoration efforts. It follows a pledge by Southwest executives late last year that the carrier would begin bringing back routes and frequencies as part of a broader effort to boost connectivity across the company's network. The move will resuscitate nonstop routes, including Austin–Pittsburgh, Baltimore–Oakland and Denver–Richmond, Virginia. In addition to the new flights announced in Thursday's update, Southwest will restore 16 routes that had been cut in recent years – many falling off the schedule during the depths of the pandemic. Where'd that flight go? Wondering what happened to your favorite Southwest route? Here's what to know The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. I would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. 9, when the airline will add seasonal, Saturday-only service between Austin and Jacksonville, Florida, and between El Paso and Orlando. Southwest also will add two other nonstop flights to its map. Once Southwest's new LGB flights begin, it will serve 22 seasonal and year-round destinations from the airport with up to 45 daily departures. Southwest says its latest additions were possible after the airport added "supplemental slots." LGB is one of the nation's few capacity-controlled airports where airlines must obtain "slots" to add new flights. They join two other two new LGB routes that Southwest had already announced: daily service to Kansas City and seasonal weekend service to Orlando. Get Ben's newsletter: Sign up for TPG's biweekly Aviation update The third route – LGB to Albuquerque, New Mexico – starts Sept. 4 on some of the routes.Ĭalifornia's Long Beach Airport (LGB) was the big winner in Thursday's announcement, landing three new routes.ĭaily nonstop service from LGB will begin on July 11 to Colorado Springs, Colorado, and El Paso, Texas. Southwest passengers can now book flights through Oct. Southwest Airlines is rolling out five new nonstop routes as part of its latest schedule extension, which also will see the carrier restore 16 nonstop routes that had been cut.
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