Today we’re making Southwest’s schedule from August 8 through October 30—WOOT! This is the time of year in which we transition from the uber-busy summer travel season to the back-to-school, take-a-breather time just before and after Labor Day. But that doesn’t mean it’s going to be quiet. Seriously, these days—when is it quiet? Answer: NEVER! As we go into the August-October period, you’ll notice a few changes, including:
- Three new nonstop markets: Boston-Columbus (twice daily) and Columbus-Oakland (once daily), plus we’ll add two daily nonstop roundtrips between Orange County and Portland, OR, complementing our new Orange County-Seattle/Tacoma service , which begins on June 28. (Hi, Orange County. We LUV you!)
- The swapping our daily Washington/Reagan National to Ft. Myers nonstop for a Washington/Reagan National to Ft. Lauderdale nonstop. This one’s kind of interesting (for the geeks out there!)—the operating slot we’re using for the DCA-RSW nonstop is restricted, and can only be used for a nonstop from DCA to one of three airports: Ft. Myers, West Palm Beach, or Ft. Lauderdale. We’re making the switch because Ft. Lauderdale is a larger market, and also because it offers more connecting opportunities.
- The end of a number of seasonal, summer-oriented markets—26 of them, in fact, and four more markets will go from daily in the summer to Saturday-only in August-October. They’re listed in this summary, and we expect them all to make a triumphant return later! And besides the Washington-Ft. Myers market, these are the only nonstop markets being discontinued for this schedule.
- Adjusted frequency levels to match traffic with demand for this quieter (well...kind of!) time of year. Of the roughly 600 roundtrip nonstop markets we serve, we’ll adjust frequency levels in 150 of them (23 increases, and 127 decreases). This is typical going from summer into August! On weekdays we’ll still offer at least 3,600 departures.
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