Southwest Airlines announces San Francisco services
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DALLAS, May 11 - Southwest Airlines Chief Executive Officer, Gary Kelly, announced the details of Southwest Airlines operations from San Francisco.
During a media conference at San Francisco International Airport the airline said it will start service to its 64th city on 26-Aug-07, with 18 daily nonstop departures-the airline's largest initial new city schedule in its history. Southwest will occupy two gates in Terminal 1 and initially will have about 90 local Employees.
Southwest Airlines will begin its nonstop SFO service to the following cities: Chicago Midway (three daily), San Diego (eight daily), and Las Vegas (seven daily). The airline will offer direct or connecting service to 46 other destinations such as Boston (via Manchester and Providence); Washington, DC, (via Washington Dulles and Baltimore/Washington); and Orlando.
Southwest Airlines Chief Executive Officer, Gary Kelly, stated "Southwest Airlines is California's largest intrastate carrier, and our initial 18 daily nonstop flights from SFO will add to our Bay Area presence, while giving our Customers additional access to the entire Southwest network."
Southwest Airlines offers its Bay Area Customers its biggest discounts with advance purchase tickets. To launch the new San Francisco services, the carrier offers 21-day advance fares as low as $39 one-way to San Diego; $59 one-way to Las Vegas; and $99 one-way to Chicago Midway, from Southwest's three Bay Area airports (SFO, Oakland, and San Jose) for ultimate convenience and savings.
Southwest Airlines is the number one airline in terms of domestic boardings, according to the latest release from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. With the addition of its SFO service, Southwest Airlines will operate more than 3,300 daily flights to 64 cities in 32 states, nine cities in California alone. Southwest Airlines employs more than 33,000 people nationwide.
Date posted: 13-May-07
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