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Articles Tagged ‘Southwest’
Southwest pilots enjoy their peach muffins in honour of the Georgia peach.
14th March 2012

Southwest operates two new routes from Atlanta

Southwest complements existing AirTran services to Las Vegas and Phoenix from Atlanta.

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Southwest finally enters Atlanta; cuts five routes in Philadelphia
15th February 2012

Southwest finally enters Atlanta; axes routes in Philadelphia

Most of Southwest’s airports will see little difference this year compared to 2011 but which airports will see the greatest change in terms of weekly departures? We take a closer look at the five routes the airline has dropped from Philadelphia and how Southwest’s load factors and fares compared with those of its rival US Airways during 2011.

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Happy Valentine’s Day: This year’s celebration by Southwest crew at Greenville-Spartanburg
15th February 2012

LCC-driven growth in South Carolina; legacy carriers push for network changes

With two of South Carolina’s airports having been among the winners of our US ANNIE awards in 2011, a closer analysis of the state is due. Which were the two airports and how were peanuts involved? Why does what happens in New York not stay in New York? And why will Spirit be the next  big thing with Texan golfers?

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Southwest launches five new routes from AirTran bases
15th February 2012

Southwest launches five new routes from AirTran bases

Southwest Airlines now flies three new routes from Southwest Florida International Airport to the northeast of US.

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easyJet celebrated reaching 50 million passengers in Switzerland with a special celebratory flight carrying 50 lucky winners of a contest that took place in December.
1st February 2012

Southwest celebrates 30 years in Las Vegas; easyJet reaches 50 million in Switzerland; Wizz Air 2 million at Brussels Charleroi; Chinese New Year comes to Helsinki

easyJet threw a big bash with a special flight to celebrate reaching 50 million passengers in Switzerland, offering Michelin star food and entertainment. Meanwhile, there have been further celebrations in Las Vegas, at Brussels Charleroi and Helsinki Airport.

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New Route Launch
11th January 2012

Southwest Airlines launches new routes to Fort Myers, Fort Lauderdale and Denver

Southwest Airlines launches two winter sun routes to Florida and a ski route to Denver.

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US Airways bucks GUS4 trend with 3.1% growth in November
14th December 2011

US Airways bucks GUS4 trend with 3.1% growth in November

Data for November shows few major changes at US airlines. US Airways was the only GUS4 airline to grow its RPMs versus a year ago, but how quickly are the likes of Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines growing? How do load factors compare with a year ago? And how do they compare with a month ago?

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San Diego gets more Hawaiian flights; British Airways resumed London flights this summer as Southwest remains biggest carrier
24th November 2011

San Diego gets more Hawaiian flights; British Airways returns to provide only transatlantic service

California’s third busiest airport is the world’s second busiest single runway airport. How have passenger numbers develop during the last 60 years, and what’s happening in 2011? Which are the leading airlines at the airport and what new services have been launched this year? How do average domestic fares compare with other US airports?

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2nd anna.aero US ANNIES honour Spirit, Southwest, Volaris, Miami, Chicago Midway, Vegas
20th October 2011

2nd anna.aero US ANNIES honour Spirit, Southwest, Volaris, Miami, Chicago Midway, Vegas

At last the good news!!! Four airlines and seven airports win prizes in the 2011 anna.aero US ANNIE awards. Remember, all our awards are based on science, statistics and evidence rather than people’s opinions (and votes). These network development-related awards give recognition to real number-based achievement for the Airline With the Most New Airports through to the Airport With the Most New Airlines.

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How European LCC network are fundamentally different from LCCs elsewhere in the world
13th October 2011

How European LCC network are fundamentally different from LCCs elsewhere in the world

When it comes to the low-cost carrier ‘rulebook’ it seems that there are basically two versions when it comes to network planning models. One for Europe and one for the rest of the world. We explain all in our unique analysis of the world’s leading low-cost airlines.

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Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines report double-digit RPM growth in September; Delta grows 14% in Latin America
13th October 2011

Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines report double-digit RPM growth in September; Delta grows 14% in Latin America

No great surprises among US airlines’ traffic data for September. But which carriers have seen a fall in RPM and which have seen a drop in their load factor? How do the remaining ‘Big 4′ compare across different geographic segments in September?

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