DALLAS,
Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV)
announced today the addition of several new flights giving Customers more
choices for their summer travel plans. Southwest Airlines is adding new
flights in several key Southwest cities such as
Denver, Baltimore/Washington,
and
Chicago Midway. Flights are available for booking today with travel
beginning in
May 2007. To take advantage of these new Southwest Airlines
flights visit:
http://www.southwest.com/?src=PR_NS_020807
"Southwest is a growth airline," said Gary Kelly. "We're dedicated to
bringing Customers more nonstop flights to the places they want to go."
The new flights break down as follows:
BEGINNING MAY 4, 2007:
* One new nonstop roundtrip between Denver and Tampa Bay.
* One additional daily roundtrip between Baltimore/Washington and
Orlando (for a total of 10).
* One additional daily roundtrip between Baltimore/Washington and Denver
(for a total of three).
* One additional daily roundtrip between Detroit Metro and Orlando (for
a total of two).
BEGINNING MAY 13, 2007:
* One additional daily roundtrip between Chicago Midway and Manchester
(for a total of five).
* One additional daily roundtrip between Chicago Midway and Norfolk (for
a total of two).
* One additional daily roundtrip between Chicago Midway and San Jose
(for a total of two).
* One additional daily roundtrip between Chicago Midway and Tucson (for
a total of two).
* One additional daily roundtrip between Burbank and San Jose (for a
total of 10).
* One additional daily roundtrip between Las Vegas and Portland (for a
total of four).
Southwest is offering special fares for the new nonstop flight between
Denver and Tampa Bay. Customers can take advantage of $99 one-way fares on
this new nonstop service. These 21-day advance purchase fares are available
for purchase beginning today, for travel through Aug. 24, 2007.
FARE RULES
New Service Fare Sale
New Service fares are available for purchase today through Aug. 24, 2007.
All tickets must be purchased 21 days before departure and are valid only on
nonstop service. Fares are available one-way and are combinable with all
other fares (except Senior Fares). When combining fares, all ticketing
restrictions apply. Seats are limited. Fares may vary by destination and day
of travel and will not be available on some flights that operate during very
busy travel times and holiday periods. Fares do not include a federal segment
tax of $3.40 per takeoff and landing. Fares do not include airport-assessed
passenger facility charges (PFC) of up to $4.50 one-way and U.S. government-
imposed September 11th Security Fees of up to $2.50 one-way. Fares are
subject to change until ticketed. Fares are available for travel on Southwest
Airlines-operated service only. Tickets are nonrefundable but may be applied
toward the purchase of future travel on Southwest Airlines if unused. Fares
are valid only on Southwest-published, operated, and scheduled service and are
not available through the Group Desk. Any change in itinerary may result in
an increase in fare. Standby travel requires an upgrade to the full
unrestricted fare.
After 35 years of service, Southwest Airlines continues to offer the best
value in airline travel. Southwest offers a very comfortable ride with all
premium leather seats and plenty of legroom. Customers enjoy complimentary
pillows, blankets, snacks, juice, soda, and water on all flights. Since 1987,
the airline has maintained the lowest Customer complaint ratio to Customers
boarded as published in the Department of Transportation's Air Travel Consumer
Report. Southwest Airlines, the nation's largest carrier in terms of domestic
passengers enplaned, currently serves 63 cities in 32 states. Based in
Dallas, Southwest currently operates more than 3,200 flights a day and has
more than 32,000 Employees systemwide.
http://www.southwest.com