Southwest Airlines to launch Atlanta-Los Angeles flights on June 10

Southwest Airlines (Dallas) has announced plans to operate one new daily nonstop flight between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport beginning on June 10, 2012 . This will be in addition to the three daily flights operated by AirTran Airways (Orlando), Southwest’s wholly-owned subsidiary.

Southwest will begin service to the Atlanta market on February 12, 2012, with 15 daily nonstop flights to five destinations:

Baltimore/Washington, Chicago Midway, Denver , Houston Hobby and Austin, Texas. Additionally, beginning on March 10, 2012, the carrier will add daily, roundtrip flights between Atlanta and Las Vegas and Atlanta and Phoenix.

With the addition of Atlanta to Southwest’s network next month, Southwest Airlines adds Georgia, the 38th State, to a route map of service to a total of 73 US airports, including Atlanta.

AirTran currently serves 52 cities nonstop from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, including international routes to Mexico and the Caribbean.

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