Southwest to add international flights through AirTran

Southwest Airlines (Dallas) and its wholly owned subsidiary, AirTran Airways (Orlando) have announced new destinations and nonstop routes as they extend their flight schedules for reservations from June 3, 2012 , through Auust. 10, 2012 (some flights begin as early as May 24, 2012 ). Southwest announced new Houston nonstop service and AirTran will add nonstop service between Ft. Lauderdale/ Hollywood and San Juan, Puerto Rico , as well as new Denver nonstop routes.

In addition, AirTran announced plans to expand its international presence with four new nonstop routes to Mexico : San Antonio to Cancun and Mexico City beginning on May 2012 , and Orange County, California to Cabo San Lucas and Mexico City beginning in June 2012 . This service is subject to government approval and is not yet for sale. Specific frequencies and fares for these international routes will be announced once the appropriate approvals are received. AirTran does not currently serve Orange County , so the future introduction of AirTran service to these markets is a direct benefit of Southwest’s acquisition of AirTran.

A quick view of the new service is listed below.

AirTran new service beginning May 24, 2012:

  • Two daily roundtrip flights between Ft. Lauderdale/ Hollywood and San Juan

AirTran new service beginning June 3, 2012:

  • One daily roundtrip flight between Denver and Akron – Canton
  • One daily roundtrip flight between Denver and Dayton
  • Two daily roundtrip flights between Denver and New York LaGuardia
  • Two daily roundtrip flights between Baltimore/Washington and Los Angeles
  • One daily roundtrip flight between Baltimore/Washington and New Orleans
  • Two daily roundtrip flights between Baltimore/Washington and Seattle
  • One daily roundtrip flight between Baltimore/Washington and San Francisco

Southwest new service beginning June 3, 2012:

  • One daily roundtrip flight between Houston Hobby and Raleigh-Durham
  • One daily roundtrip flight between Houston Hobby and Kansas City
  • One daily roundtrip flight between Houston Hobby and Seattle
  • One daily roundtrip flight between Chicago Midway and Oklahoma City

Copyright Photo: Jay Selman.

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