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Southwest Airlines Launches New Route from Austin

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Southwest Airlines their latest new route this week as they are continuing adding more routes nationwide. The latest route is between Austin, Texas and Kansas City, which will commence on March 13, 2017. This new route comes as no surprise, as Southwest Airlines has the most capacity in Austin serving over 30 nonstop destinations worldwide including…

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Southwest Airlines Launching Service to Cuba from $59 Each Way

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Southwest Airlines announced they would be launching new non-stop service from a couple Florida cities (including Ft. Lauderdale and Tampa) to Cuba starting on November 13, 2016, and to celebrate, they’re launching introductory fares of $59 each-way. Per Southwest Airlines, Southwest Airlines Co. announced its flight schedule of new nonstop service between Florida and Cuba, bringing Southwest’s…

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Deal Alert: Score Cheap Flights With this Southwest Airlines Sale

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Looking to book some cheap flight this winter or next springs? Well now you can thanks to the latest sale from Southwest Airlines with many routes and destinations on sale starting at just $38 each-way. Another great way to save is by using Rapid Rewards points which start at 1,600 points each-way. Sale Details: Sale yeah! Enjoy…

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Southwest Airlines Launches Great New Perk for Elite Members

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Southwest Airlines has launched a great new perk for its elite level flyers. Starting September 13, 2016 the airline will be offering  A-List and A-List Preferred Rapid Rewards members free priority standby status to take an earlier flight two hours before their scheduled flight. Per the Chicago Business Journal, Southwest suddenly announced it is adding…

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Earn Double Rapid Rewards Points On All Flights This Fall (Targeted)

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Southwest Airlines has launched what appears to be a targeted offer, where Southwest Rapid Rewards members can earn double points on all flights from now through November 18. To find out if you’r eligible for this promotion, you can head to Southwest’s site, where you’ll be able to enter your name and Rapid Rewards number. If you’re not able…

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Southwest Airlines Launches New Routes to Mexico

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Southwest Airlines announced new service between Los Angeles and Mexico starting December 4, 2016. The airline plans to add twice-daily LAX- Cancun flights, twice-daily LAX- Cabo San Lucas trips, and once-daily LAX- Puerto Vallarta service, and to kick things off, they’ll be offering introductory fares of $129 each-way. Per Southwest Airlines, Southwest Airlines today announced new international service between Los Angeles…

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Southwest Airlines Flight Attendants Forced To Sleep at Airports

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Southwest Airlines has been in the midst of a technology outage causing delays and cancellations for hundreds of thousands passengers, but one group its causing havoc on is its flight attendants– some of which had to stay overnight in airports as they didn’t have any hotel rooms for them. Per the Chicago Business Journal, In the…

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Delta and Southwest Continue to Flight Over Dallas Love Field

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The battle continues between Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines at Dallas Love Field, over use of Gate 15, and which carrier is able to use it. Southwest technically has the lease on the gate, however Delta is arguing its unfair competition as Southwest controls the majority of the airport. The airlines are headed back…

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More Mexico: Southwest Adding Service From Oakland

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Southwest Airlines announced today that it will be the first U.S. carrier to operate non-stop flying between Oakland and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (PVR); and Oakland and San Jose del Cabo/Los Cabos (SJD).  Service would begin in February 2017, subject to governmental approval. The introductory fares and proposed schedules have not been released. Licenciado Gustavo Díaz…

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Southwest: Two ‘Free Drink Holidays’ This Weekend

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Two Free Drink Holidays—Saturday June 18 SWA’s Birthday and Sunday June 19 Father’s Day As indicated on the new Summer 2016 Inflight Menu, all Customers 21 and over are eligible for one free drink on the following days: SWA’s Birthday—Saturday, June 18 – Celebrate Southwest’s 45th birthday with a complimentary drink! Father’s Day—Sunday, June 19…

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Quackery? Is This A Pet Duck Or An Emotional Support Animal?

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Earlier this week Flyertalk member dlaue (who snapped and owns this picture) spotted this at Terminal 1 at LAX, where Southwest Airlines is the only tenant, and started a thread, “have comfort animals gone too far?” The since the $95 pet fare on Southwest Airlines only “allows small vaccinated domestic cats and dogs to travel…

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Southwest Airlines New Interior And Seats Almost Ready To Enter Service

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This week Southwest Airlines took delivery of two Boeing 737-800 aircraft with its all new “Heart Interior” which will be seen in 2017 as a part of being the launch customer of the Boeing 737-MAX aircraft. The two aircraft have tail numbers 8687 and 8688. One was flown from Payne Field (PAE) in Everett, Washington…

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Southwest Airlines Expanding Service To Mexico

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Southwest is looking to add service to Mexico from Los Angeles to 3 cities, Cancun, Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta now that the new aviation agreement between Mexico and the U.S. has been finalized. Southwest has confirmed what we wrote about earlier this month in Mucho Mexico? Southwest Airlines Hints Of Expanded Service In Mexico. Southwest…

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