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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