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Southwest Airlines Adds Holiday Cheer With Nonstop Flights Between Detroit Metro or Denver and Orlando

Posted on: Thursday, 2 November 2006, 15:00 CST

DALLAS, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southwest Airlines is making your Holiday wishes come true with more nonstop flights! Southwest Airlines is growing with new nonstop service between Detroit Metro and Orlando and an additional nonstop between Denver and Orlando. Service begins Dec. 20, 2006. The new nonstop service between Detroit Metro and Orlando kicks off with one-way fares as low as $79 (see fare rules). To take advantage of these new Southwest Airlines flights visit: http://www.southwest.com/?src=PR_NS_110206 .

"We got a sneak peek at your gift list, and we are bringing you new nonstop service just in time for the Holidays," said Kevin Krone, Southwest Airlines Vice President of Marketing, Sales, and Distribution. "Southwest Airlines is Customer Service to the core, and we answered our Customers' Holiday wish -- more nonstop flights to Orlando."

These low fares require a 14-day advance purchase, for purchase today through Feb. 15, 2007, for travel beginning Dec. 20, 2006 through March 1, 2007.

Orlando is Southwest Airlines' ninth-busiest airport with a total of 98 daily nonstop departures to 31 cities, plus direct and connecting service to 27 additional cities. Southwest Airlines began serving Detroit Metro in 1987, and today has 20 daily nonstop departures to five cities, with direct and connecting service to an additional 48 cities. Southwest Airlines began serving Denver in January, and today has 32 daily nonstop departures to nine cities, with direct and connecting service to an additional 44 cities.

After 35 years of service, Southwest Airlines continues to offer the best value in airline travel. Southwest offers a very comfortable ride with all premium leather seats and plenty of legroom. Southwest does not charge Customers an extra fee for changing their reservation and continues to offer free amenities. Customers enjoy complimentary pillows, blankets, snacks, juice, soda, and water on all flights. Since 1987, the airline has maintained the fewest overall Customer complaints as published in the Department of Transportation's Air Travel Consumer Report. Southwest Airlines, the nation's largest carrier in terms of domestic passengers enplaned, currently serves 63 cities in 32 states. Based in Dallas, Southwest currently operates more than 3,150 flights a day and has more than 32,000 Employees systemwide.

General Fare Rules

Fares are available one-way on nonstop flights only and are combinable with all other fares. When combining fares, all ticketing restrictions apply. Seats are limited and may not be available on certain peak travel days. Fares may vary by destination and day of travel, and will not be available on some flights that operate during very busy travel times. Fares do not include a $3.30 federal segment tax per takeoff and landing. Fares do not include airport-assessed passenger facility charges (PFCs) of up to $4.50 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.

To take advantage of Southwest Airlines' super low fares, sign up for Southwest Airlines' newest technological innovation -- DING!, which delivers Southwest Airlines' hottest deals directly to Customers' desktops! For more information, visit http://www.southwest.com/ding/ .

http://www.southwest.com/

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Southwest Airlines Co.

CONTACT: Public Relations of Southwest Airlines Co., +1-214-792-4847

Web site: http://www.southwest.com/http://www.southwest.com/dinghttp://www.southwest.com/?src=PR_NS_110206

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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