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As of November 2023, Southwest Airlines has scheduled flights to over 100 destinations [ 1] in 42 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, the newest being Syracuse, New York on November 14, 2021. The airline has 15 focus cities and operates over 4,000 flights each day. [ 2]
Boston became a transatlantic gateway after World War II. In the late 1940s, American Overseas Airlines began operating a weekly Boston-Shannon-London service, [16] shortly after, Pan Am began operating nonstop service to Shannon Airport in Ireland and Santa Maria Airport in the Azores, continuing to London and Lisbon, respectively. [17]
The free service shut down after a private company, Flight Line Inc., began operating a paid service along similar routes on July 1, 2008. Flight Line offers hourly service between the airport, several points in northern Massachusetts, and the city of Boston for $39 each way. Reservations are required. [39]
The airport has been a haven for low-cost flights in the Baltimore/Washington Metropolitan Area since Southwest Airlines' arrival in September 1993 [39] and subsequent expansion in the early 2000s. Southwest is the airport's largest carrier, accounting for 56.12% of the airport's passengers in 2011. [40]
A Southwest Airlines policy has sparked debate online for its accommodations for larger passengers. At Southwest, plus-size passengers can get a free, additional seat when necessary to "protect ...
It's the end of an era at Southwest Airlines. After more than 50 years, the airline is getting rid of its open seating policy.. In a press release Thursday, the Dallas-based airline acknowledged ...
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History of Southwest Airlines. Boeing 737-200 in original livery in 1975. Founded in 1967 to be a Texas intrastate airline, Southwest Airlines was initially prevented from operating, and saw long-haul flights from its original Dallas Love Field base restricted by federal law for several decades. Despite these obstacles, Southwest has built a ...