Southwest Expanded Like Wildfire During 2021 Here S Its Plan For 2022
Southwest put its name on the map in 2021. Literally.The airline expanded to 18 new markets in 2021, ranging from new but unsurprising destinations like Mexican resort towns, to unexpected markets like Syracuse, New York (SYR), and Bellingham, Washington (BLI).Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG’s free new biweekly Aviation newsletter!The airline’s growth was fueled partly by the return of capacity as the Boeing 737 MAX was cleared to return to passenger service, along with reduced demand for travel overall allowing the airline to reduce frequencies on some routes and redirect that capacity to new markets where Southwest is strategically bolstering its presence in existing markets – like Austin, Texas (AUS)....