Southwest Airlines adds two more destinations to its schedule to raise its profile in California
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Photo (c) Michael Valdez - Getty ImagesSouthwest Airlines is not one to wait for the pandemic to be done and gone. On Wednesday, it announced that it’s adding another two destinations, now making 12 new cities it’s decided to add on this year.
The newest landing spots for the discount fare carrier are Santa Barbara and Fresno. Those additions now give Southwest coverage at 13 California airports from Sacramento all the way south to San Diego.
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Southwest Airlines To Enter Fresno And Santa Barbara In 2021
WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) on Wednesday announced plans to add two more destinations, as it will start flying to Santa Barbara Airport and Fresno Yosemite International Airport in the second quarter of 2021.
Last week, Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly has announced that the carrier will add expand 10 new destinations this year. Our arrival in the Heart of California, both on the Central Coast and in the Central Valley, will round out nearly four decades of investment in our California Customers and communities, Southwest Airlines Chief Commercial Officer & Executive Vice President Andrew Watterson said. While other airlines seem to fall in and out of love with the state, we re focused on increasing the reach of our low fares and flexible policies in places where we expect them to make a difference.
Southwest Expecting 35 Boeing 737 MAX Orders
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Southwest Airlines is expecting to add 35 Boeing 737 MAX jets through the end of 2021, a cut in its expected MAX deliveries from Boeing, but still a steady stream of MAX jets from what has become Boeing’s most loyal client.
The deliveries are expected to include 7 MAX jets in December and another 28 in 2021. Southwest had, at one point, expected to add 123 MAX jets to its fleet during the same time period.
The cuts in deliveries were reportedly made both because of the ongoing story around the MAX, which included a 20 month grounding that started in March 2019 after two fatal crashes and then the subsequent FAA clearing of the jet last month, along with Southwest’s financial position coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic.