CARRIER OFFERS HISTORIC TIME HORIZON OF DAYS
AVAILABLE FOR BOOKING
DALLAS, April 26,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines
Co. (NYSE: LUV) has extended its flight schedule through
March 5, 2025, to allow Customers to
plan and book travel well into the new year. The carrier's full
flight schedule is available at Southwest.com.
"We're positioning ourselves as a competitive choice in
longer-term travel planning by displaying a greater depth of our
schedule alongside our unique flexibility," said Ryan Green, Executive Vice President & Chief
Commercial Officer. "I want to thank our Teams that worked across
the organization to better serve our Customers by giving them even
more to love about Southwest."
For the first time in its history, Southwest
Airlines® is offering an industry-standard time horizon
in its bookable flight schedule, offering 300+ days of travel as
part of a strategic shift to further align with travelers'
expectations. Southwest historically has extended its booking
window by 180 to 250 days.
"We're opening up an ability for our Customers to book further
into the future than ever before in our history, and now have the
entire 2024/2025 holiday season in clear view," said Brook Sorem, Vice President of Network Planning.
"This is a direct answer to Rapid Rewards® Members
asking for more time to plan vacations and leisure travel, and to
Southwest Business Customers (Meetings and Groups planners) who
plan large-scale events months in advance to coordinate hotel and
air bookings. We also are addressing a growing demand for
longer-term leisure travel planning into places like Hawaii and to our international
destinations."
Book travel through March 5, 2025,
now at Southwest.com.
ABOUT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
Southwest Airlines Co. operates one of the world's most
admired and awarded airlines, offering its one-of-a-kind value and
Hospitality at 121 airports across 11 countries. Southwest took
flight in 1971 to democratize the sky through friendly, reliable,
and low-cost air travel and now carries more air travelers flying
nonstop within the United States
than any other airline1. Based in Dallas and famous for an Employee-first
corporate Culture, Southwest maintains an unprecedented record of
no involuntary furloughs or layoffs in its history. By empowering
its more than 74,0002 People to deliver
unparalleled Hospitality, the maverick airline cherishes a
passionate loyalty among more than 137 million Customers carried in
2023. That formula for success brought industry-leading prosperity
and 47 consecutive years3 of profitability
for Southwest Shareholders (NYSE: LUV). Southwest leverages a
unique legacy and mission to serve communities around the world
including harnessing the power of its People and Purpose to put
communities at the Heart of its success. Learn more by visiting
Southwest.com/citizenship. As the airline with Heart,
Southwest has set a goal to work toward achieving net zero carbon
emissions by 2050. Southwest has also set near-term targets and a
three-pillar strategy to achieve its environmental goals. Learn
more by visiting Southwest.com/planet.
1Based on U.S. Dept. of Transportation
quarterly Airline Origin & Destination Survey since Q1
2021
2Fulltime-equivalent active Employees
31973-2019 annual profitability
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SOURCE Southwest Airlines Co.