Southwest
Airlines has debuted more flights than ever before at its hubs in Austin, Las
Vegas, Nashville and San Diego. And for the first time, the carrier will offer
the first international red-eye flight.
With its newest Flight Crew base set to open in Spring 2026,
Southwest will operate 135 trips at Austin on peak days through October, featuring
year-round service between Austin and Memphis, along with Saturday seasonal
service connecting Austin with Santa Rosa (Sonoma County), California, and
Knoxville, Tennessee.
In Las Vegas, Southwest is slated to offer 282 departures on
Sundays including the airline industry’s lone nonstop flight between Las Vegas
and San Jose, Costa Rica. The route is scheduled for daily service and represents
Southwest’s first international redeye flight.
The
carrier’s commitment at Nashville International Airport continues with
substantial year-over-year growth for Sunday (215 flights) and midweek (210
flights on Monday, Thursday, Friday) departures. Southwest will also offer year-round
service between Music City and Reno, Nevada, along with an additional roundtrip
between Nashville and Burbank, California.
From San Diego International Airport’s new Terminal 1,
Southwest will depart up to 140 trips, including an increase in international
service. Beginning Oct. 1, service between San Diego and Los Cabos, Mexico, is
scheduled to expand from once daily to twice daily based on seasonal demand.
Southwest is continuing to grow at Orlando International
Airport in October with seasonal increases and year-over-year trip-count
expansions. The carrier will offer up to 181 departures on its busiest days out
of this hub.
Aligned with seasonal demand, Southwest is adding weekday
departures between Orlando and Albuquerque to complement existing weekend
service. Additional seasonal additions and increases at Orlando include routes
connecting the city with Cleveland, Ohio, El Paso, Texas, Memphis, Tennessee,
and Louisville, Kentucky.
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