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WSJ: Southwest offers workers double pay to avoid July travel snags

From the Wall Street Journal:

Southwest Offers Workers Double Pay to Avoid July Travel Snags – WSJ

Top Copyright Photo: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8H4 SSWL N500WR (msn 36898) (Freedom One) SAT (Fernandez Imaging). Image: 954168.

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Southwest Airlines and Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association reach tentative agreement for mechanics and related employees

Southwest Airlines has announced a tentative ggreement has been reached with the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), which represents the Company’s 2,400 employees in the Aircraft Mechanics and Related workgroup. The agreement gives employees improved compensation, a ratification bonus, and updated work rules.

AMFA will communicate directly to its membership about the ratification process. If the agreement is approved, the contract will become amendable April 1, 2023.

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Southwest Airlines launches service to Turks and Caicos Islands

Southwest Airlines on November 5, 2017 began operating new international service daily from Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Providenciales International Airport (PLS) in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the carrier’s 11th country served.

In addition, Southwest® initiated new service between its South Florida gateway at FLL and both San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO), and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PUJ), giving Customers nonstop access from Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood to 10 destinations in Latin Americaand the Caribbean.

Southwest recently extended its bookable flight schedule through early August 2018 bringing new, international service on Saturdays next summer between Houston and Grand Cayman. In addition, service between Cancun and both Pittsburgh and Raleigh-Durham will operate nonstop on Saturdays beginning June 9, 2018, subject to governmental approvals. The summer 2018 flight schedule is Southwest’s largest-ever for Cancun with nonstop service from 16 gateway airports in the U.S. peaking at 27 departures to Cancun on Saturdays.

Southwest also increased summer season 2018 service to Puerto Rico with daily flights between San Juan and Chicago Midway, which had operated only on weekends in Summer 2017, and augmented daily seasonal service between San Juan and Houston Hobby, with a second flight on Saturdays and Sundays beginning June 9, 2018.