Southwest Airlines And AirTran Airways Extend Schedules Through May 2013 With New Southwest Destinations

DALLAS, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Southwest Airlines (LUV) announced today future service details affecting four AirTran Airways cities that will convert to Southwest Airlines service in Spring 2013.

Beginning April 14, 2013, Southwest Airlines Nonstop Service will be offered between:

Charlotte and Baltimore/Washington, Chicago (Midway), Houston (Hobby), and Orlando
Flint and Baltimore/Washington, Orlando, and Tampa Bay
Portland, Maine and Baltimore/Washington
Rochester and Baltimore/Washington, Chicago (Midway), Orlando, and Tampa Bay
AirTran service in these cities will end the previous day, April 13, 2013.

To celebrate the new service, the carrier announced a fare sale offering one-way fares on the new routes of between $69 and $159. For example, Customers may travel for $69 one-way between Baltimore/Washington and Charlotte. Between Chicago (Midway) and Rochester, fares are as low as $99 one-way. These fares must be booked by Oct. 28 for travel between April 14 and May 22, 2013. See fare rules below. To take advantage of these special fares, visit southwest.com.

The newly released flight schedule extends to May 31, 2013, the booking window for travel on both Southwest and AirTran. To download flight schedules for these new Southwest Cities and view an updated map of the Southwest and AirTran networks, visit swamedia.com.

New International Service

In addition to seasonal and other itinerary changes across the 97 destinations served by both carriers, AirTran’s international footprint grows with the new schedule to include new, daily service beginning April 14, 2013, between Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic and Baltimore/Washington, subject to applicable governmental approval.