Southwest Airlines Now Open for Sale Through the Holidays

Airline Opens Holiday Schedule and Adds New Service in Select Markets 


DALLAS, June 23  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Even though Santa's still on summer break, it's time to start thinking about holiday travel plans! Southwest Airlines is bringing Customers Christmas in June, as the carrier announced today that its flight schedule is now open for sale through Jan. 8, 2010.  To book travel, visit: http://www.southwest.com/.   For more information on the schedule opening, visit: blogsouthwest.com to view a blog post from Lead Planner in Network Schedules, Bill Owen.

"By opening up our holiday schedule in June, we are allowing our Customers the chance to make their plans early for the always busy holiday travel season," said Pete McGlade, Southwest's Vice President of Schedule Planning.  "We've optimized our schedule to add flights on the busiest travel days of the year, as well as increased service in select markets."

About Southwest Airlines

After 38 years of service, Southwest Airlines, the nation's leading low-fare carrier, is the most productive airline in the sky and offers Customers a comfortable traveling experience.  Southwest offers all premium leather seats and plenty of legroom with a young all-Boeing 737 fleet. Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) currently serves 65 cities in 33 states, with service beginning to New York LaGuardia, Boston Logan, and Milwaukee later this year.  Based in Dallas, Southwest currently operates more than 3,300 flights a day and has more than 35,000 Employees systemwide. 

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