Service begins from Jefferson County Airport (Beaumont/Port Arthur/Orange – BPT) to DAL with four nonstop flights each business day. This marks our first scheduled interstate flight, the first time Southwest flies outside the State of Texas. MSY service begins with one daily HOU roundtrip. Through and connecting service will be offered to AUS, HOU, SAT, CRP, and HRL. A mid-December completion date is projected for gate 16 and a new curbside package express freight counter.ĪMA service begins with five roundtrip nonstop flights each business day to DAL. The Texas Aeronautics Commission grants Southwest authority to serve AMA and Beaumont/Port Arthur/Orange.Ĭonstruction begins on an additional Southwest passenger holding gate at SAT. Southwest announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Midway (Southwest) Airway Co., will for the time being, defer its plans for the commencement of service from MDW. to serve the cities of STL, MCI, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Southwest receives final approval from the CAB for Midway (Southwest) Airway Co. The Civil Aeronautics Board gives tentative approval to Midway (Southwest) prospect to start commuter service at MDW to serve the cities of Detroit, STL, Minneapolis/St. Southwest files application with the Texas Aeronautics Commission seeking new route authority to serve AMA and Beaumont/Port Arthur/Orange. Southwest's new Maintenance Operations Center opens at Love Field. With the delivery of two new Boeing 737-200 jets, the following service begins: AUS-HOU, AUS-HRL, nonstop HOU-LBB, nonstop HRL-AUS, AUS-CRP tripled, increased Pleasure Class flights out of MAF, and generally increased the number of flights between several Southwest cities. Lamar Muse, President of Southwest, estimates that early 1979 would be the soonest operation could begin. If Midway (Southwest) should be granted authority to serve the proposed routes, nine Boeing 737's would be needed. Paul, Pittsburgh, MCI, and CLE would be $25 Pleasure Class, $40 Executive Class. Midway (Southwest) is the subsidiary company of Southwest that filed application before the CAB on Decemfor a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to service the high-density air markets out of Chicago's Midway and the cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul, CLE, and Pittsburgh from Midway Airport at fares as much as 53% lower than rates currently charged. application to serve the STL, MCI, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. The Civil Aeronautics Board begins hearings in Washington, D.C., January 31, on Midway (Southwest) Airway Co. Southwest's fifth city in one year opens! Service to AUS begins with six roundtrip flights each business day between DAL, CRP, ELP, MAF, and LBB. Southwest begins service to ELP with up to six roundtrip flights each business day between DAL, HOU, SAT, CRP, HRL, LBB, and MAF. Southwest begins service to LBB and MAF with four roundtrip flights each business day between DAL, HOU, SAT, CRP, and HRL. Southwest begins service to CRP with four roundtrip flights each business day between DAL, HOU, and SAT. TAC grants Southwest right to expand service to AUS, CRP, ELP, LBB, and MAF. Southwest opens, expands, and remodels gate and lounge area at SAT. Southwest files application with the TAC to extend service to AUS, CRP, ELP, LBB, and MAF Southwest begins service to Rio Grande Valley through Harlingen Airport (HRL) with four roundtrip flights each business day after the TAC grants authority to expand service on February 6. The new facilities will include two jetway-equipped boarding gates and two 2500-square-foot departure lounges. Southwest moves to new facilities in original terminal at Hobby, remodeled at cost of $400,000 by Southwest. Southwest consolidates reservations and the Dallas Reservations Center (DRC) opens. Southwest transfers all Houston service to Hobby. Our flight schedule starts with six roundtrips DAL-SAT and 12 roundtrips DAL-IAH with $20 one-way fares.īegins service between HOU-SAT - closing triangle. Southwest Airlines begins service to DAL, SAT, and IAH.
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