Southwest Airlines Expands Code Share With ATA Airlines to Include Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) June 28, 2005 -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) is
expanding its codeshare agreement with ATA Airlines, with new connecting service
through Las Vegas. Southwest will offer connecting flights via ATA Airlines in
Las Vegas to Honolulu from Albany, Amarillo, Hartford, Kansas City, West Palm
Beach, Phoenix, Reno, San Antonio, Seattle, Tulsa, and
Tucson.
Service is available for booking
now at http://www.southwest.com or through Southwest Airlines
reservations at 1-800-I-FLY-SWA. Flights start Aug. 4, 2005, and a range of
fares is available, from low advance purchase fares to unrestricted walkup
fares.
The codeshare means that Southwest and
ATA Airlines will exchange passengers and their checked baggage at Las Vegas
McCarran Airport, with a single ticketing option through either airline. For
example, a Customer who wishes to travel from Albany to Honolulu will now have
the flexibility of booking the connecting service through either carrier. The
flight from Albany to Las Vegas will be on Southwest Airlines, and then the
Customer will connect to ATA Airlines service at Las Vegas (and baggage will be
transferred there as well by the airlines' Employees) for the continuation to
Honolulu.
Southwest Airlines started the
codeshare service with ATA Airlines in February by first offering connecting
service in Chicago. That relationship was further expanded to include codeshare
service through Phoenix. Southwest has estimated that the codeshare will
generate $50 million in additional revenue for the airline this year.
Southwest Airlines, the nation's largest
carrier in terms of domestic passengers enplaned, currently serves 60 cities in
31 states. Based in Dallas, Southwest currently operates nearly 3,000 flights a
day and has 31,000+ Employees systemwide.
http://www.southwest.com
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