![]() Keeping with its connectivity theme, Southwest is also pulling some routes along the West Coast where it competes with Alaska Airlines. The works are scheduled for completion in 2022. (Image courtesy of Denver International Airport)Įarlier in May, Denver airport CEO Kim Day told TPG that the airport hoped to accelerate work on the expansion of its three concourses with passenger traffic numbers down due to the pandemic. Southwest Airlines is getting 16 new gates on eastern end of Concourse C at Denver Airport. Related: Southwest Airlines has big plans for its new gates in Denver However, those new gates were not scheduled to come online until 2022. In comments to the Denver City Council in February, Southwest managing director of airport affairs Steve Sisneros said the airline planned to add "depth and breadth" to its schedule with 16 new gates at the airport. The expansion in Denver is an acceleration of a strategy outlined earlier this year. Southwest flew up to just 214 departures from the Mile High City last December. The carrier will operate nearly 16% more flights, or up to 263 departures a day, from Denver at the end of the year compared to 2019, Cirium shows. The airline is boosting its schedule at its large bases in Denver (DEN) and Phoenix (PHX), where it also offers travelers numerous flight connections, in November and December. Los Angeles (LAX) loses nonstop flights to Atlanta (ATL), Pittsburgh (PIT) and Tampa (TPA) Oakland (OAK) to Atlanta and Orlando (MCO) San Diego (SAN) to Atlanta, Orlando and Tampa and San Jose, California (SJC) to Baltimore/Washington (BWI) and Orlando.Ĭonnectivity, something that briefly became a hallmark of Southwest's schedule in May and June, remains high at the end of the year. ![]() Transcontinental routes are also adversely impacted by Southwest's route adjustments. Related: State-by-state guide to coronavirus reopening Neither JetBlue nor Spirit have published a full schedule for the end of the year yet. The airport is also a base for JetBlue Airways and the headquarters of Spirit Airlines. Southwest faces stiff competition in Fort Lauderdale. The airline will end all but two international routes - to Cancun (CUN) and Montego Bay (MBJ) - as well as nonstop service to Birmingham (BHM), Boston (BOS), Cleveland (CLE), Jacksonville (JAX), Hartford (BDL), Las Vegas (LAS), Long Island MacArthur (ISP) and Louisville (SDF). The city most affected by Southwest's route cuts is Fort Lauderdale (FLL). Internationally, Southwest will operate 35 fewer routes this winter than it did at the end of 2019. By 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.
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