SWA starting its INTERNATIONAL FOOTPRINT

[GIZMONC]

The following dates are approximate for WN service to take over from FL

WN ATL-AUA AUG 3
WN ATL-CUN SEP 1
WN ATL-PUJ OCT 1
WN ATL-SJU AUG 3
WN ATL-NAS SEP 1
WN BWI-AUA AUG 3
WN BWI-BDA SEP 1
WN BWI-MBJ AUG 1
WN BWI-NAS OCT 1
WN BWI-PUJ AUG 1
WN BWI-SJU AUG 1

 

[Furloughed80]

Why did you type that in all caps?

 

[Critter717]

It would make sense that the BWI domicile would be doing some of the close international stuff. I guess this assumes the ATL domicile is up and running at that time as well. This does raise a few questions though.

Airtran still has a number of guys who are not Mexico City qualified. If memory serves, it took quite some time for the WATRS flights to be observed before they cut guys loose.

We are now about half way through March. Is the SWA training department able to train all the upgrades, 1100 Airtran guys, and do full time observation flights for all crews from each domicile on WATRS and Mexico City. Seems like a tall order to get all this done by 1/1/15.

Just sayin....

 

[Oakum_Boy]

What in the name of.....is an international footprint? Sounds serious and new!

 

[Ty Webb]

Are these dates in 2014? I don't see any way they could have the WATRS stuff done and approved by Aug 2013, which is what most of the BWI stuff is. BWI-AUA, for example, would be 20-40 minutes longer each way, if they don't have the approvals.

 

[CaptainZero]

Add a year to all of those dates, and you'll be in the ballpark.

 

[GIZMONC]

I cut and pasted

But here is the entire article :

http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/5713152/

 

[Ty Webb]

I cut and pasted

But here is the entire article :

http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/5713152/

[FONT=ARIAL,]Hardly an official source . . . but whoever posted that wrote across the top[/FONT] of it "[FONT=ARIAL,]WN/FL Combined YOY"



If they get the WATRS routes approved for SWA before 2014 I will be surprised.

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[Ralph Wiggums]

Go to southwest.com. I picked a random date of Oct. 31, which is selling tickets for two nonstops from BWI to SJU. $172 one-way.

 

[Ty Webb]

Go to southwest.com. I picked a random date of Oct. 31, which is selling tickets for two nonstops from BWI to SJU. $172 one-way.

Yep, they announced SWA is taking over SJU flying in the Fall.

Of course, SJU isn't International, and it doesn't have to be flown WATRS, either . . . hell, you can even do the whole route without a raft . . . it just takes a l-o-n-g time. . . . over DIW, OMN, TRV, Nassau, Grand Turk, etc. it'll just take you 4.5 hours!