![]() Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said in the earnings release that Southwest is "leveraging additional airports in cornerstone cities where our customer base is large, along with adding easier access to popular leisure-oriented destinations from across our domestic-focused network." He called all three cities and other recent additions "low-risk opportunities we can provide customers now, all the while better positioning Southwest as travel demand rebounds."Ĭolorado Springs Mayor John Suthers welcomed Southwest's long-awaited arrival. The airline said it is still filling just above half of the seats on its flights during September and that travel demand remains "fragile." Southwest also announced it would add Jackson, Miss., and Savannah, Ga., to its schedule in the first half of the year. The announcement came as Southwest announced it lost $1.2 billion in the third quarter as travel has only rebounded slightly since the COVID-19 pandemic. ![]() Southwest Airlines adds flights to mountain towns “We look forward to bringing our value, customer-friendly policies and our world famous hospitality to the Pikes Peak Region as we expand our footprint across the state.” ![]() “As we bring Colorado Springs into the Southwest network, it will give travelers across the country more access to experience the region’s top destinations, education and training facilities, and provide new air service for travelers who have long-desired easy access to our expansive network,” Jason Van Eaton, Southwest’s senior vice president of real estate and government affairs and executive ambassador to Colorado, said in a news release. The carrier, the nation's largest by passengers carried, also plans to begin seasonal weekend service to Montrose and Hayden in December. The Dallas-based airline said it would start flying to Colorado Springs in the first half of next year, but didn't say how many flights it would offer to what destinations, nor the exact start date or fares, which it said would be "announced soon." Southwest has served Denver International Airport since 2006 and has grown into DIA's second-largest airline after United, offering 263 daily flights to 70 cities and employing more than 4,300 people. Southwest Airlines announced Thursday it will expand service to the Colorado Springs Airport, ending decades of courting by city officials to bring the nation's largest carrier to southern Colorado.
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