Southwest Airlines to Add 40 Roundtrip Flights in Growth Markets
Posted on: Thursday, 10 January 2008, 12:00 CST
Southwest Airlines has announced that, it will add 40 roundtrip flights in key growth markets such as Denver, by eliminating 57 existing services from its May flight schedule, beginning May 10, 2008.
Southwest Airlines has also announced that it will offer special fares for all new nonstop service. Fares are as low as $79 one-way with a 14-day advance purchase and as low as $99 one-way with a 21-day advance purchase.
Gary Kelly, CEO of Southwest Airlines, said: "Southwest Airlines is concerned about slowing economic growth, and we want our flight schedule to be built around flights that are in high demand. Our employees continually evaluate our flights to see how we can offer our Customers the most efficient flight schedule in the business."
Mr Kelly said: "Southwest is intent on strategically changing its flight schedule in 2008 to reflect demand and grow revenue, even adding seasonal flights when we can. We've improved our boarding procedures and updated our gate areas to make our customers more productive, and we look forward to 2008 as being one of the most productive yet for Southwest Airlines."
Source: Datamonitor
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