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Southwest Airlines has added a news release to its Investor Relations website.
Title: Southwest Airlines Expands Atlanta Service With Two New Nonstop Destinations
Date(s): 5-Sep-2011 10:00 AM
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Carrier Will Add Las Vegas and Phoenix to Nonstop Destinations Out of Atlanta, Starting [COLOR= ]March 10, 2012[/COLOR]
DALLAS, Sept. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the carrier is expanding its service plan for [COLOR= ]Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport[/COLOR] next year with two additional nonstop destinations, Las Vegas and Phoenix. For sale today, the carrier will add daily, roundtrip flights between Atlanta and Las Vegas and Atlanta and Phoenix for travel beginning March 10, 2012.
On Aug. 22, 2011, Southwest announced it would begin service to the Atlanta market [COLOR= ]on Feb. 12, 2012[/COLOR], with 15 daily nonstop flights to five destinations: [COLOR= ]Baltimore/Washington[/COLOR], Chicago Midway, Denver, Houston Hobby, and Austin, Texas. The two new destinations open up the country even more for Atlanta travelers--taking Customers farther west.
"An expansion like this quickly solidifies our commitment to the Atlanta market before we've actually started service there," said Bob Jordan, Southwest Airlines Executive Vice President of Strategy and Planning and AirTran Airways President. "We are proud to showcase our robust route map connecting the Atlanta market to more than 50 Southwest cities."
To celebrate the exciting expansion of service, Southwest is offering fares as low as $109 one-way between Atlanta and both Phoenix and Las Vegas for travel every day except Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays March 10, 2012, through April 7, 2012 (see fare rules below). Customers must book travel by Oct. 1, 2011, in order to take advantage of these super low fares. To book travel, visit: www.southwest.com.
BEGINNING MARCH 10, 2012 (open for sale today):
In addition, today's schedule opening allows Customers to make plans and book flights for eagerly anticipated Spring Break travel. To view a blog post on the ATL service and the schedule opening, visit:www.blogsouthwest.com.
In its 40th year of service, Southwest Airlines continues to differentiate itself from other low-fare carriers--offering a reliable product with exemplary Customer Service. Southwest Airlines is the nation's largest carrier in terms of originating domestic passengers boarded and has acquired AirTran Airways, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Southwest Airlines Co. With the addition of Atlanta, Southwest will serve 73 cities in 38 states and remains one of the most honored airlines in the world known for its commitment to the triple bottom line of Performance, People, and Planet. To read more about how Southwest is doing its part to be a good citizen, visit southwest.com/cares to read the Southwest Airlines One Report(TM). Based in Dallas, Southwest currently operates more than 3,400 flights a day and has more than 35,000 Employees
Title: Southwest Airlines Expands Atlanta Service With Two New Nonstop Destinations
Date(s): 5-Sep-2011 10:00 AM
For a complete listing of our news releases, please click here
Carrier Will Add Las Vegas and Phoenix to Nonstop Destinations Out of Atlanta, Starting [COLOR= ]March 10, 2012[/COLOR]
DALLAS, Sept. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the carrier is expanding its service plan for [COLOR= ]Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport[/COLOR] next year with two additional nonstop destinations, Las Vegas and Phoenix. For sale today, the carrier will add daily, roundtrip flights between Atlanta and Las Vegas and Atlanta and Phoenix for travel beginning March 10, 2012.
On Aug. 22, 2011, Southwest announced it would begin service to the Atlanta market [COLOR= ]on Feb. 12, 2012[/COLOR], with 15 daily nonstop flights to five destinations: [COLOR= ]Baltimore/Washington[/COLOR], Chicago Midway, Denver, Houston Hobby, and Austin, Texas. The two new destinations open up the country even more for Atlanta travelers--taking Customers farther west.
"An expansion like this quickly solidifies our commitment to the Atlanta market before we've actually started service there," said Bob Jordan, Southwest Airlines Executive Vice President of Strategy and Planning and AirTran Airways President. "We are proud to showcase our robust route map connecting the Atlanta market to more than 50 Southwest cities."
To celebrate the exciting expansion of service, Southwest is offering fares as low as $109 one-way between Atlanta and both Phoenix and Las Vegas for travel every day except Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays March 10, 2012, through April 7, 2012 (see fare rules below). Customers must book travel by Oct. 1, 2011, in order to take advantage of these super low fares. To book travel, visit: www.southwest.com.
BEGINNING MARCH 10, 2012 (open for sale today):
- One new daily nonstop roundtrip between Atlanta and Phoenix.
- One new daily nonstop roundtrip between Atlanta and Las Vegas.
In addition, today's schedule opening allows Customers to make plans and book flights for eagerly anticipated Spring Break travel. To view a blog post on the ATL service and the schedule opening, visit:www.blogsouthwest.com.
In its 40th year of service, Southwest Airlines continues to differentiate itself from other low-fare carriers--offering a reliable product with exemplary Customer Service. Southwest Airlines is the nation's largest carrier in terms of originating domestic passengers boarded and has acquired AirTran Airways, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Southwest Airlines Co. With the addition of Atlanta, Southwest will serve 73 cities in 38 states and remains one of the most honored airlines in the world known for its commitment to the triple bottom line of Performance, People, and Planet. To read more about how Southwest is doing its part to be a good citizen, visit southwest.com/cares to read the Southwest Airlines One Report(TM). Based in Dallas, Southwest currently operates more than 3,400 flights a day and has more than 35,000 Employees
