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Southwest to start Kansas City-Minneapolis/St. Paul service on February 14

Southwest Airlinesย (Dallas) and its wholly owned subsidiary AirTran Airways announced today that they have extended their flight schedules for travel between February 14, 2013, and March 8, 2013. In the schedule, Southwest will begin new service between Kansas City and Minneapolis-St. Paul with two daily nonstop flights. Both carriers also will begin new seasonal routes as listed below.

Southwest’s new market:

  • Two daily nonstop flights between Kansas City and Minneapolis-St. Paul

Southwest’s new seasonal markets include:

  • One daily nonstop flight between Albuquerque and Orlando
  • One daily nonstop flight between Albany and Las Vegas
  • One daily nonstop flight between Hartford/Springfield and Las Vegas
  • One daily nonstop flight between Long Island/Islip and Ft. Myers
  • One daily nonstop flight between West Palm Beach and Pittsburgh
  • One daily nonstop flight between West Palm Beach and Providence
  • One daily nonstop flight between Providence and Ft. Myers

AirTran’s new seasonal markets include:

  • Two daily nonstop flights between Chicago Midway and Ft. Myers
  • One daily nonstop flight between Detroit and Ft. Myers

Copyright Photo: Fernandez Imaging.

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Does Southwest Airlines believe a mechanical delay is an act of God?

Southwest Airlines (Dallas) according to this report in the Arizona Daily Star has recently added “mechanical difficulties” to the list of “acts of God” and other situations in which the airline will not be liable for compensation if the flight is delayed.

According to the newspaper, Southwest Airlines quietly changed its policy a few weeks ago. The change appears on page 11 of 32 pages of the “contract of carriage.”

Read the full report:

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Copyright Photo: Air 72. Boeing 737-7H4 N279WN (msn 32532) with the special “Summer of Love” and “Cirque du Soleil” logo on the nose, taxies at the Houston (Hobby) hub.