tredding@swa
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Future Plans....?
I thought the following might interest my fellow poolies.... picked this up while browsing for SWA news. Sounds promising!!
July 31, 2002
Southwest committed to BWI expansion
Scott Graham-Staff
Southwest Airlines, the largest carrier at Baltimore/Washington International Airport, could nearly double its service to the nation's fastest growing airport within the next three years, a Southwest official told BWI district business leaders Wednesday.
Bob Montgomery, Southwest's vice president of properties and facilities, told the members of the BWI Business Partnership that the low-cost carrier could open 26 new gates by early 2005, with room to add another five gates by the end of that year.
"Our deepest desire is to add capacity here as soon as we can," Montgomery said.
Already, BWI accounts for 138 Southwest departures a day, which is third highest in the carrier's network, he said. The airport handles 11 percent of Southwest's total flying hours, 12 percent of its customer base and 12.5 percent of the company's annual revenues.
Southwest has increased its staff at BWI by about 20 percent within the last year, Montgomery said. The airline could add as many as 14 new domestic flights next year, he said.
Southwest's expansion at BWI includes the construction of a new 31-gate, 500,000-square-foot terminal that is expected to be finished by the end of 2005.
Neil Shpritz, executive director of the BWI Business Partnership, estimated that Southwest's planned expansion could result in nearly 250 Southwest daily departures.
Copyright 2002 American City Business Journals IncNeil Shpritz, executive director of the BWI Business Partnership, estimated that Southwest's planned expansion could result in nearly 250 Southwest daily departures.
I thought the following might interest my fellow poolies.... picked this up while browsing for SWA news. Sounds promising!!
July 31, 2002
Southwest committed to BWI expansion
Scott Graham-Staff
Southwest Airlines, the largest carrier at Baltimore/Washington International Airport, could nearly double its service to the nation's fastest growing airport within the next three years, a Southwest official told BWI district business leaders Wednesday.
Bob Montgomery, Southwest's vice president of properties and facilities, told the members of the BWI Business Partnership that the low-cost carrier could open 26 new gates by early 2005, with room to add another five gates by the end of that year.
"Our deepest desire is to add capacity here as soon as we can," Montgomery said.
Already, BWI accounts for 138 Southwest departures a day, which is third highest in the carrier's network, he said. The airport handles 11 percent of Southwest's total flying hours, 12 percent of its customer base and 12.5 percent of the company's annual revenues.
Southwest has increased its staff at BWI by about 20 percent within the last year, Montgomery said. The airline could add as many as 14 new domestic flights next year, he said.
Southwest's expansion at BWI includes the construction of a new 31-gate, 500,000-square-foot terminal that is expected to be finished by the end of 2005.
Neil Shpritz, executive director of the BWI Business Partnership, estimated that Southwest's planned expansion could result in nearly 250 Southwest daily departures.
Copyright 2002 American City Business Journals IncNeil Shpritz, executive director of the BWI Business Partnership, estimated that Southwest's planned expansion could result in nearly 250 Southwest daily departures.
