Southwest effect is kicking in at MSP

[lreynolds]

One year later, the "Southwest Effect'' appears to have taken hold in the Twin Cities.

Just before the "no frills, no fees" carrier started flying from the Twin Cities to Chicago's Midway, one-way average air fare was $260 in the third quarter of 2008, according to Department of Transportation statistics. For the same quarter of 2009, statistics show that the average fare dropped more than 60 percent, to $101. And passenger numbers for all carriers on that route jumped 50 percent, to 3,365 per day.

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[Mariel]

I'm so happy that Southwest came to the Twin Cities just in time for my move over to Minneapolis. I've been a big fan of Southwest ever since I started flying back and forth Oakland and LA for school breaks. Imagine my great joy when Southwest announced in late 2008 that they were gonna start flights to MSP in March 2009. So, thank you for being you, Southwest; you, quite simply, rock.

[Carl_in_DC]

Please come to DCA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Joe1111]

When will Southwest have WiFi, I've heard it's going to be soon.