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Southwest Airlines continues Denver expansion with the opening of a new flight crew bases and line maintenance at Denver International Airport

Southwest Airlines (Dallas) yesterday (October 1) officially opened the carrier’s newest Pilot and Flight Attendant crew bases at Denver International Airport. The new crew domiciles, which will be the airline’s ninth, will be home to nearly 400 Pilots and 400 Flight Attendants, with potential to grow as needed. The lounges will be located on the third level of concourse C at Denver International Airport (DIA). Southwest Airlines is also started line maintenance in Denver yesterday, which will be the first time the carrier has had this function at its operation at DEN.

The crew bases will serve as offices on the ground for Southwest’s Pilots and Flight Attendants. Flight Crews stationed in Denver may use these offices before and after trips to receive briefings, access required reading material, learn about changes in policies or schedules, and catch up on Southwest news.

Southwest currently operates eight Pilot and Flight Attendants bases nationwide. Additional Southwest crew domiciles are located in Baltimore/Washington, Chicago Midway, Dallas Love Field, Houston Hobby, Phoenix, Oakland, Orlando, and Las Vegas.

In addition to the crew bases, Southwest has also established a line maintenance operation at DIA. Southwest will now have six local Maintenance Employees perform routine maintenance as needed for flights flying to/from DIA to streamline the carrier’s growing operation in the Mile High City.

Southwest Airlines began service to Denver on January 3, 2006, with 13 daily nonstop departures to three destinations. The airline currently operates 166 daily nonstop flights to 54 destinations from Denver. Southwest recently demonstrated its LUV for the state of Colorado by dedicating Colorado One (above), which is a specialty aircraft painted with the colors of the Colorado state flag. Southwest also is actively engaged in the community through sponsorships of the Downtown Denver Partnership, the Denver Nuggets, Red Rocks Amphitheater, Denver’s Road Home, the Mile High Pedicab Company, and many more local organizations.

Copyright Photo: Mark Durbin. Boeing 737-7H4 N230WN (msn 34592) “Colorado One” taxies at San Francisco International Airport.

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Southwest announces nonstop service between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Lambert-St. Louis International Airport

Southwest Airlines (Dallas) announced today it will begin service between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and Lambert-St. Louis International Airport (STL) with two daily nonstop roundtrip flights starting on September 30, 2012.

Southwest Airlines began service to DCA on July 8, 2012, with daily nonstop roundtrip service to Austin. The new STL service is made possible by Southwest’s recent purchase of four inside-perimeter slots at DCA.

Southwest Airlines also has been expanding its presence in St. Louis, a market the carrier has served for more than 25 years. Southwest is the largest carrier at STL with DCA being its 34^th nonstop destination out of the market. Southwest recently added flights between STL and markets such as Newark, Nashville, New Orleans, Raleigh-Durham, Milwaukee, and Seattle. The carrier also will begin service between St. Louis and both New York LaGuardia and San Antonio beginning on August 12, 2012.

Copyright Photo: Brian McDonough. Brand new Boeing 737-8H4 N8305E (msn 36683) lands at Baltimore/Washington. Southwest is adding the new type on its main routes.

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AirTran adds more flights on the Baltimore/Washington-Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood route

AirTran Airways (subsidiary of Southwest Airlines) (Dallas) has announced more options for Baltimore Customers looking to get to Florida, AirTran Airways will add as many as four daily nonstop flights between Baltimore/Washington and Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood beginning on September 6, 2012, through the end of its published schedule on February 13, 2013. The new flights will add to AirTran’s existing three daily roundtrip flights between the markets.

With the September flight schedule, Southwest Airlines will operate three daily nonstop flights between Baltimore/Washington and Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood for a combined total of up to ten daily roundtrip BWI-FLL flights between the carriers.

Southwest Airlines began service to Baltimore/Washington on Sept. 15, 1993, with ten daily nonstop departures to two cites. Since then, Southwest has grown its operation to more than 170 daily nonstop departures to nearly 50 cities. Southwest has nearly 3,000 Employees at BWI, and has a plane dedicated to the state, Maryland One.

Top Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum. Boeing 737-7BD N281AT taxies to the runway at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood.

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