Las Vegas (LAS): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday Detroit (DTW): Monday, Thursday, Friday Cleveland (CLE): Monday, Thursday, Friday Southwest continues to target breaking even on a daily basis, but said to achieve that it would need revenues to roughly double from the $1.79 billion generated in the third quarter.Southwest Airlines currently serves a variety of destinations from Orlando Airport:To see the destinations and their flight frequency, please select the country. The carrier hopes to shrink cash burn to an average of just $12 million a day during the quarter ending in December.
During the three-month period, the airline shrank critical cash burn - or how much it loses on a daily basis - to an average of $16 million a day. Southwest reported a $1.16 billion net loss in the third quarter. Related: Southwest Airlines won't block middle seats for Christmas flights American Airlines, United Airlines and others are selling flights to capacity. Southwest's move leaves just Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines and JetBlue Airways blocking seats on flights in the U.S. In a statement, Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said removing seating caps was aligned with "science-based findings" on protecting travelers from the virus onboard aircraft. Since May, the airline has capped the number of seats it sells on its flights in an effort to woo those concerned about social distancing onboard.īy signing up, you will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. In terms of COVID-related service changes, Southwest will resume selling its jets to full capacity on Dec. Related: Southwest Airlines to add Chicago O'Hare and Houston Bush Intercontinental For example, it was already planning to add Houston Intercontinental - an airport it dropped in 2005 - to its map next year before COVID hit.
marketshare from competitors.Īll nine of the airports Southwest is adding were in the airline's long-term plans, said Kelly. He added that the carrier aims to come out of the pandemic gaining U.S. "I'm happy to play offense," Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said during the airline's third quarter earnings call on Thursday. While broadening the airline's reach across the U.S., they also come as overall schedules are well below 2019 levels as air travel remains below half of last year. The additions bring the total number of new destinations announced by Southwest to nine since the pandemic first hit the U.S. Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG's free new biweekly Aviation newsletter! The destinations join Southwest's previously announced new service to Chicago O'Hare (ORD) and Houston Bush Intercontinental (IAH) that also will begin next year. Southwest had previously served Jackson, but dropped the city in 2014.
The Dallas-based carrier plans new flights to Colorado Springs (COS), Colorado Jackson, Mississippi (JAN) and Savannah, Georgia (SAV), by June 2021, Southwest said on Thursday. That will bring the carrier's planned total additions next year to five, growth the comes even as Southwest continues to rack up billion-dollar losses during the coronavirus pandemic. Southwest Airlines will add three more cities to its map.