Southwest Airlines Adds Nonstop Flights Between Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and Detroit Metro
Posted on: Thursday, 6 July 2006, 12:00 CDT
DALLAS, July 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southwest Airlines will add four new daily nonstop flights between Baltimore/Washington and Detroit Metro. Service begins Sept. 14, 2006. The new service kicks off with one-way air fares as low as $49. These low fares are available seven days a week.
To take advantage of this new Southwest Airlines service, visit: http://www.southwest.com/jp/luvhome.shtml?src=PR_NS_070606 .
"Southwest Airlines has many reasons to celebrate today -- we added new service based on Customer demand; we recently celebrated our first anniversary in the new BWI terminal; and we are excited about this market's growth potential," said Kevin Krone, Southwest Airlines Vice President of Marketing, Sales, and Distribution. "We have come this far because of our loyal Customers. We give them what they want -- winning Customer Service, low fares, and an extensive route network."
These low fares require a 14-day advance purchase and are available on non stop service only for purchase today through Sept. 14, 2006, for travel beginning Sept. 14, 2006, through the end of the published schedule (currently Oct. 27, 2006).
Baltimore/Washington is Southwest Airlines' fourth-busiest airport with a total of 167 daily nonstop departures to 36 cities, plus direct and connecting service to 22 additional cities. Southwest Airlines began serving Detroit Metro in 1987, and today has 16 daily nonstop departures to four cities, with direct and connecting service to an additional 48 cities.
Southwest Airlines, the nation's largest carrier in terms of domestic passengers enplaned, currently serves 62 cities in 32 states. Based in Dallas, Southwest currently operates more than 3,000 flights a day and has almost 32,000 Employees systemwide. As a complement to its service at BWI, Southwest Airlines recently announced that it requested gates at Washington Dulles International Airport, with the intention to start service in the fall of 2006.
General Fare Rules
Fares are available one-way and are combinable with all other fares. When combining fares, all ticketing restrictions apply. Seats are limited, and will not be available on some flights that operate during very busy travel times and holiday periods. Fares do not include a $3.30 federal segment tax per takeoff and landing. Fares do not include airport-assessed passenger facility charges (PFC) of up to $9 one-way and U.S. government-imposed September 11th Security Fees of up to $5 one-way. Fares are subject to change until ticketed. Tickets are nonrefundable but may be applied toward the purchase of future travel on Southwest Airlines. Fares are valid on Southwest-operated published, scheduled service only and are not available through the Group Desk. Any change in itinerary may result in an increase in fare. Fares are not necessarily common rated in the Washington, D.C. area (Baltimore and Dulles).
To take advantage of Southwest Airlines' super low fares, Customers who book their travel via the Internet can subscribe to Southwest Airlines' Click 'n Save email updates as well as Southwest Airlines' newest technological innovation - DING!
DING! delivers Southwest Airlines' hottest deals directly to Customers' desktops allowing Customers to get a jump on the latest southwest.com sales! For more information, visit http://www.southwest.com/ding/ .
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