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Southwest Airlines Breaks Ground At Houston Hobby

Carrier begins construction of new international terminal

#yiv8245908285 #yiv8245908285 span.yiv8245908285prnews_span{font-size:8pt;font-family:"Arial";color:black;}#yiv8245908285 a.yiv8245908285prnews_a{color:blue;}#yiv8245908285 li.yiv8245908285prnews_li{font-size:8pt;font-family:"Arial";color:black;}#yiv8245908285 p.yiv8245908285prnews_p{font-size:0.62em;font-family:"Arial";color:black;margin:"0in";}HOUSTON, Sept. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) broke ground Monday on a new international terminal at William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), marking the official start of construction on the $156 million project.
Once completed, the five-gate facility will accommodate regional international flights for Southwest Airlines, with service reaching destinations in the Caribbean, Mexico, and the northern cities of South America.
Houston Mayor Annise Parker, as well as local and state dignitaries, joined Southwest Airlines Employees in the brief ceremony before work immediately began.
"Establishing international air service at William P. Hobby Airport will benefit Houston passengers in a variety of different ways, including increasing competition, boosting the local economy, and strengthening the ties that already exist with our friends in Latin America," says Houston Mayor Annise Parker. "And perhaps the best news of all, it comes at no expense to the Houston taxpayer."
"With this new international terminal, we are not only literally breaking ground at Hobby Airport, we are charting new territory for our Company and for low-cost and high-value air travel," said Gary Kelly, CEO of Southwest Airlines. "This will be Southwest's first international terminal in our 43-year history, and we look forward to bringing lower fares and more international flights to a city that could benefit from increased competition."
A 2012 study commissioned by the Houston Airport System indicates that the new terminal will generate more than 10,000 jobs across the Greater Houston metropolitan area and will provide an economic impact of $1.6 billion. The study estimates that the terminal will bring in an additional 1 million passengers a year to Hobby Airport.
The terminal project, fully funded by Southwest Airlines, includes a new five-gate international terminal, expansion of the existing security checkpoint, and upgrades to the Southwest Airlines ticketing counter area.
"We will give Customers a modern terminal with an open, airy design and expanded security checkpoint to make the entire travel experience as easy and stress-free as we endeavor with every flight," said Kelly.
In support of the project, and in anticipation of the expected increase in passenger traffic, the Houston Airport System will be making significant investments of its own, constructing a new multi-level parking garage and making improvements to the existing roadway system.
"The partnership that exists between Southwest Airlines and the City of Houston dates back to the earliest days of the company," says Houston Aviation Director Mario C. Diaz. "It's a partnership that was incredibly beneficial to both sides in the 20th century, and now it's poised to reach even greater heights in the 21st century."
Southwest Airlines anticipates its first international flights out of Houston Hobby's new international terminal will begin in late 2015 to destinations in the Caribbean, Mexico, and the northern cities of South America. Please visit HOUHobby.com for the latest project information and swamedia.com, the digital newsroom for Southwest Airlines.
 
Very exciting news for the company and especially the the pilots and FA's, more growth and shorter upgrades and more aircraft (possible wide body!!!). This looks like a win -win for all concerned.
Wait until the Wright Amendment goes away as well - the flood gates will open.
"As of 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 14, 2014, Southwest and other carriers at the Dallas airport will be allowed to fly nonstop to any other U.S. city, the first time they’ve had that right since the federal law limiting flights at Love Field went into effect on Feb. 15, 1980".
 
Hopefully they will have the international certificate by the..... if not I am certain the airtran 737 crews will be able to to do it out of hobby just fine.
 
I was in Canada during the time of the debacle between Dorval and Mirabel, Mirabel was located way out side the city where as Dorval is very close to the city and also was the HG of Air Canada at the time. The government tried to force Mirabel down everyone's throat and it failed.

I have travelled to both IAH and HOU from downtown Houston and the travel to HOU is a lot easier commute.
 
" Hopefully they will have the international certificate by the(n)..... if not I am certain the airtran 737 crews will be able to to do it out of hobby just fine..."

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Wikipedia: " Southwest Airlines owns and retains all ownership of the operating certificate and all assets held by ATA Airlines including trademarks, logos, etc. These were purchased for $7.5 million by Southwest while ATA was operating under bankruptcy protection."

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Historical Recap:


SWA has been trying to get this " Near International" gig together for years.

They had ATA exploring HOU as early as 2006 and, were poised to capture the Houston market as soon as they had built and completed an International Terminal.

- ATA was an Abortion....that died in the Womb. "Effed" Up by ATA Management Klowns.

- "NEXT!"
Frontier. ( Oops. Totally "Effed" Up by Genius Pilots / Union. )

- "NEXT!"
Airtran ( Somewhat "Effed" it Up by Genius Pilots / Union. But, ultimately allowing SWA to go ahead w/ Near International Plans that were proposed as early as 2006 IIRC. )

Good for you SWA.

I hope you use the ATA Certificate as necessary and, as it suits your needs.

Darwin's Theory is Just and True.

Love,

Whine
 
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" Hopefully they will have the international certificate by the(n)..... if not I am certain the airtran 737 crews will be able to to do it out of hobby just fine..."

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Wikipedia: " Southwest Airlines owns and retains all ownership of the operating certificate and all assets held by ATA Airlines including trademarks, logos, etc. These were purchased for $7.5 million by Southwest while ATA was operating under bankruptcy protection."

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Historical Recap:


SWA has been trying to get this " Near International" gig together for years.

They had ATA exploring HOU as early as 2006 and, were poised to capture the Houston market as soon as they had built and completed an International Terminal.

- ATA was an Abortion....that died in the Womb. "Effed" Up by ATA Management Klowns.

- "NEXT!"
Frontier. ( Oops. Totally "Effed" Up by Genius Pilots / Union. )

- "NEXT!"
Airtran ( Somewhat "Effed" it Up by Genius Pilots / Union. But, ultimately allowing SWA to go ahead w/ Near International Plans that were proposed as early as 2006 IIRC. )

Good for you SWA.

I hope you use the ATA Certificate as necessary and, as it suits your needs.

Darwin's Theory is Just and True.

Love,

Whine

Whine, the ATA certificate was surrendered years ago, but thanks for playing. :rolleyes:

And if Darwin's theory was "just and true", you would have been squashed by a lav truck years ago.
 
Hey whine..... they have an approved international ticket right now..... they were too proud to change the name at the top of the page and decided to reinvent the wheel. Four attempts and nothing yet. Amadeus is no treat either. So much for an off the shelf system.
 

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