Southwest Reveals Schedule For New Destinations
December 16, 2020
As Southwest® continues growing, it will welcome two new airports to its network, returning to both Jackson, MS., and Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Today’s publication includes initial flight schedules for service from Houston (Bush) beginning April 12, 2021. Additionally, the carrier will begin serving Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport in Jackson, MS on June 6, 2021.
HOUSTON (BUSH) SERVICE BEGINS APRIL 12, 2021
Nearly 50 years after its first flight, Southwest will return to the airport it first served in Houston, Texas, George Bush Intercontinental in April 2021. Starting April 12, 2021, Southwest Customers will be able to fly between Houston (Bush) and five destinations nonstop: Chicago (Midway), Dallas (Love Field), Denver, Nashville, and New Orleans.
Since landing in Houston, the airline has grown to become one of the largest employers in the city, employing nearly 4,000 people. Additionally, the carrier has also grown to become Hobby Airport’s largest airline, offering up to 161 flights a day to nearly 70 destinations across the United States, Caribbean, and Latin America.
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI SERVICE BEGINS JUNE 6, 2021
Also returning to the Southwest map in 2021 is Jackson, MS, with service beginning June 6, 2021. Southwest will serve Mississippi for customers across the country through three nonstop routes to and from Jackson: Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington, and Houston (Hobby).
LONG BEACH GROWS WITH NEW ROUTES
Southwest will invest more service in Long Beach, CA, bringing more destinations from the carrier’s fifth airport served in the L.A. Basin and giving travelers across the carrier’s expansive network easier and quicker access to Long Beach. Today, the carrier announced new daily service nonstop between Long Beach and five airports beginning March 11, 2021: Dallas (Love Field), Houston (Hobby), Chicago (Midway), Reno, and St. Louis. Also on March 11, 2021, Southwest will begin previously announced daily service nonstop between Long Beach and Honolulu.
FLORIDA’S NEW FLIGHTS
Miami
Spring also will bring new ways to reach South Florida with additional nonstop service to Miami. Effective March 11, 2021, Southwest will offer twice daily nonstop service between Miami and Nashville for as low as $79 one-way and twice daily service between Miami and Denver for as low as $89 one-way.
Sarasota/Bradenton
March will bring more nonstop routes allowing customers to reach Sarasota, Florida. Effective March 13, 2021, Southwest will offer weekly service on Saturdays between Columbos, OH; Indianapolis, IN; and Pittsburgh, PA.