Air Routes

Southwest’s 31-Route Burst: What’s Launching in the First Week of March 2026

Southwest Airlines (WN) doesn’t usually grow in big, splashy leaps. At its scale—one of the largest domestic operators in the...

February 27, 2026 John Cushma 1574

Air Routes

Southwest Sets a New International Distance Mark With Las Vegas-San José, Costa Rica

Southwest Airlines (WN) has spent more than a decade dipping a toe into international flying, yet its operation remains overwhelmingly...

February 24, 2026 John Cushma 626

Air Routes

Southwest’s “Transatlantic” Moment: The 737 Airline’s New One-Ticket Bridge to Europe

Southwest Airlines (WN) has spent its entire modern history doing one thing exceptionally well: moving people around the United States...

January 13, 2026 John Cushma 660

Airports

BWI’s $520M Connector Sets the Table for Southwest’s Next Baltimore Push

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) just flipped a major operational switch. The airport has opened its new Concourse A/B...

January 12, 2026 John Cushma 691

Air Routes

Southwest Adds Las Vegas-Hilo Nonstop, Bringing Mainland Service Back To Hawaii Island

Southwest Airlines is planning a notable Hawaii expansion next summer: a new nonstop linking Las Vegas (LAS) with Hilo (ITO)...

December 21, 2025 John Cushma 634

Airlines

Southwest’s Latest Move: What Its New Condor Partnership Really Means

Southwest And Condor Sign Interline Deal Southwest Airlines has been busy reinventing itself lately – adding assigned seating, extra-legroom options,...

December 4, 2025 John Cushma 640

Airlines

Southwest’s New Seating Rules Put Extra Burden On Plus-Size Travelers

Southwest Airlines is about to overhaul how passengers sit — and plus-size flyers look set to pay the price. With...

December 3, 2025 John Cushma 1544

Air Routes

Southwest Supercharges SoCal: Five New Routes, Two New Links To Hawaii

Southwest Adds Two New Hawaii Routes Southwest Airlines is deepening its Hawaii footprint from Southern California with two new nonstop...

November 26, 2025 John Cushma 1095

Incidents

Southwest Jet Turns Back After Cabin Pressure Warning On Atlanta-Chicago Flight

What happened on Flight WN-171 Southwest Airlines passengers heading from Atlanta to Chicago Midway on Friday night, November 21, got...

November 24, 2025 John Cushma 602

Airlines

Delta & Southwest Scrap Nearly 1,000 Flights As FAA Orders Capacity Cuts

Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines have canceled almost 1,000 flights between them as they rush to comply with a...

November 11, 2025 John Cushma 695