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Travel to Cancun from Austin - What happened to my direct flight?

RapidReed
Explorer C

We used to be able to travel from AUS to CUN non stop. Now we have to go through DEN, ATL or HOU and the travel time increased from about 3 hrs to 8 hours. This is such a bummer. Has anyone else noticed this?

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Re: Travel to Cancun from Austin - What happened to my direct flight?

sarahsmith
Frequent Flyer C
Solution

I haven't noticed that route, specifically. But I know that it doesn't mean it's lost forever. RNO to OAK is a good example. They got rid of that route a couple years ago, but it came back this year. 

 

Sorry about the increased travel time though. That stinks.

Re: Travel to Cancun from Austin - What happened to my direct flight?

ggp
Explorer B

If you haven't already, call and ask a customer service agent to help you find the shortest route.    He or She may be able to find one that saves time even though it flys in a direction you may not think of looking.    An agent helped me with this a few years ago when a route was changed that I was taking frequently.    At least it will be on the SWA radar that folks like you need the route back.  🙂    Good luck.