Southwest Airlines began with the March 15, 1967, incorporation of Air Southwest Co. Despite these obstacles, Southwest has built a history of innovative business practices, and has grown to be one of the largest airlines in the United States and one of the largest low-cost carriers worldwide.Įarly history Boeing 737-200 in original livery in 1975 Boeing 727-200 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in 1984 Boeing 737-500 at Amarillo in 1994 Boeing 737-700 at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas in 2008 F.Founded in 1967 to serve destinations in Texas, Southwest Airlines was initially prevented from operating, and saw long-haul flights from its original Dallas Love Field hub restricted by federal law for several decades. John Glenn Columbus International Airport Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airportīozeman Yellowstone International Airport Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Eisenhower National AirportĬincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airportīirmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airportįort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport Goldson International Airportĭaniel Oduber Quirós International Airport
Mineta San Jose International AirportĪs of October 2022, Southwest Airlines flies to 121 destinations. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Rankīaltimore/Washington International Airport Busiest airports Īs of March 2023, there are 18 airports at which Southwest Airlines has over 100 daily departures. Southwest is the sole occupant of Terminal A and it invested significantly in the creation of the extension.
In 2021, a 5-gate extension of terminal A at Baltimore/Washington International Airport opened. Southwest also built a 5-gate international terminal in Fort Lauderdale that opened in 2017. Southwest built a 5-gate international terminal at William P. This was followed by the first international flights which began on July 1, 2014, to Aruba (AUA), Montego Bay, Jamaica (MBJ) and Nassau, Bahamas (NAS). Southwest debuted the international reservation system on January 27, 2014, when its first international flights went on sale. This agreement gave the airline the capability to begin flying to destinations outside of the United States. Southwest's first approach to international service came on April 19, 2012, when it signed a contract with the Amadeus IT Group to launch an international reservation system. Southwest began planning international service when it acquired AirTran Airways, which already served international destinations. airlines, it does not fly outside the continent of North America (except to Hawaii), and it does not fly to Canada due to its payment system not being set up for Canadian dollars (however, Southwest does market Bellingham to cater to Canadian passengers in the Vancouver and Southern BC area as a low cost alternative to Vancouver International Airport). In most cities where Southwest uses both a primary and secondary airport, the secondary airport is used more than the primary for flights (such as Oakland instead of San Francisco), with some exceptions such as the Los Angeles metro area, where Los Angeles International is a Southwest base and secondary airports (such as Burbank, Long Beach, Santa Ana and Ontario) have limited Southwest operations despite having a higher market share at the smaller airports. In recent years however, the airline has been expanding into primary airports as well. Īs part of its effort to control costs, Southwest historically used secondary airports in cities where the primary airports have high costs, such as Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and Miami.
However, at Southwest's focus cities, the percentage of connecting passengers can reach 30 percent. An average of 80 percent of Southwest passengers are local passengers-only 20 percent are connecting passengers, a lower percentage than on most major airlines, where many passengers connect in hub cities. It has large operations in certain airports. Southwest does not use the " hub and spoke" system of other major airlines, preferring instead the " point-to-point" system with focus cities. Destinations Southwest B737 on final approach to San Jose International Airport. The airline has 15 focus cities and operates over 4,000 flights each day. As of April 2023, Southwest Airlines has scheduled flights to over 100 destinations in 42 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, the newest being Syracuse, New York on November 14, 2021.
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