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By Thomas Olson
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Saturday, March 5, 2005
Southwest Airlines flights will depart from the start of the "A" concourse at gates A-1 and A-3 in Pittsburgh International Airport on May 4 when the carrier begins nonstop service to four cities, said an airline executive on Friday.
"So, you're in for a very short walk," national accounts manager Scott Anderson told a Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce audience. "We are all about convenience."
Most of the concourse's 25 gates are used by US Airways mainline or express aircraft. Gate A-1 and A-3 are closest to the Airmall and shuttle trains to landside.
The executive also said discount fare king Southwest might add a fifth destination from Pittsburgh: Baltimore.
"We are looking to grow in Northeast business destinations," Anderson said after a breakfast meeting at the Radisson Hotel in Green Tree. "We are very pleased with the gate facilities at Baltimore/Washington (International Airport)."
Southwest and its Pittsburgh patrons will "have to wait and see" when or where the airline might add service from here, said Anderson, who is based at the Dallas headquarters.
Baltimore/Washington was the destination that some analysts recently speculated would be the most likely addition for Southwest's Pittsburgh service. Since entering the Baltimore/Washington market in 1993, the discount carrier has grown its market share to more than 40 percent.
Southwest initially plans a total of 10 daily Pittsburgh departures to Chicago and Philadelphia for $29 one-way, to Las Vegas for $99 and to Orlando for $79.
"You can't afford to stay home for $29," said Anderson with a smile.
He noted additional flights and/or destinations depend on Southwest's passenger loads from Pittsburgh.
"We're on target with our advance bookings," he said, declining to elaborate.
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Saturday, March 5, 2005
Southwest Airlines flights will depart from the start of the "A" concourse at gates A-1 and A-3 in Pittsburgh International Airport on May 4 when the carrier begins nonstop service to four cities, said an airline executive on Friday.
"So, you're in for a very short walk," national accounts manager Scott Anderson told a Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce audience. "We are all about convenience."
Most of the concourse's 25 gates are used by US Airways mainline or express aircraft. Gate A-1 and A-3 are closest to the Airmall and shuttle trains to landside.
The executive also said discount fare king Southwest might add a fifth destination from Pittsburgh: Baltimore.
"We are looking to grow in Northeast business destinations," Anderson said after a breakfast meeting at the Radisson Hotel in Green Tree. "We are very pleased with the gate facilities at Baltimore/Washington (International Airport)."
Southwest and its Pittsburgh patrons will "have to wait and see" when or where the airline might add service from here, said Anderson, who is based at the Dallas headquarters.
Baltimore/Washington was the destination that some analysts recently speculated would be the most likely addition for Southwest's Pittsburgh service. Since entering the Baltimore/Washington market in 1993, the discount carrier has grown its market share to more than 40 percent.
Southwest initially plans a total of 10 daily Pittsburgh departures to Chicago and Philadelphia for $29 one-way, to Las Vegas for $99 and to Orlando for $79.
"You can't afford to stay home for $29," said Anderson with a smile.
He noted additional flights and/or destinations depend on Southwest's passenger loads from Pittsburgh.
"We're on target with our advance bookings," he said, declining to elaborate.
