Expedia Group and Southwest Airlines Announce New Partnership

Image: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft in flight. (Photo Credit: Adobe Stock/angeldibilio)
Image: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft in flight. (Photo Credit: Adobe Stock/angeldibilio)
Mia Taylor
by Mia Taylor
Last updated: 2:10 PM ET, Wed February 26, 2025

Calling all Southwest Airlines fans. This news is for you.

Expedia Group has just announced that it will now offer Southwest Airlines flights, covering the airline’s entire network of 117 destinations in 11 countries, including the U.S., Mexico, and the Caribbean.

That means Southwest flights will now accessible on Expedia, along with other Expedia Group brands such as Travelocity, Hotwire, Orbitz, and CheapTickets.

"We are pleased to continue broadening our distribution network through this cost-effective agreement with Expedia,”  Tony Roach, executive vice president for customer & brand at Southwest Airlines, said in a statement.

Greg Schulze, Expedia Group chief commercial officer, agreed: "Southwest Airlines is a beloved brand known for its customer-first service and operational excellence. This partnership aligns perfectly with our mission to offer the most travel options and deliver exceptional value to our customers."

The partnership will boost visibility for Southwest Airlines, as well as leverage Expedia Group’s data analytics and AI-driven tools.

Those tools help airlines efficiently reach more than 10 million average daily visitors across Expedia Group sites and deliver a seamless booking experience.

Travelers can begin booking select Southwest flights on Expedia starting this week, with the ability to book any Southwest flights by Thursday.


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Mia Taylor

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Mia Taylor is an award-winning journalist who has two decades of experience. Most recently she worked as a staff writer for America's largest digital publisher DotdashMeredith, where she contributed stories on a daily basis to four of the company's most iconic brands - Parents,Real Simple, Better Homes & Gardens, and Health. Her work has also appeared in Travel + Leisure, The Boston Globe, The San Diego UnionTribune, Westways Magazine, Fortune, and more.

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