Southwest to Cut Select Atlanta Routes and Increase Service to Orlando

Southwest Airways is on the transfer with new routes, whereas trimming others.

Particularly, the airline confirmed on Thursday to Journey + Leisure that it is chopping service on the the world’s busiest airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).

Whereas the airline informed T+L that the brand new schedule modifications at ATL will not happen for one more six months, it’s going to enhance concentrate on, what they think about, fashionable locations for the airline comparable to Austin and Denver, whereas chopping underperforming routes comparable to Milwaukee, Oklahoma Metropolis, Omaha, Philadelphia, and Louisville.

A full itemizing of the flight schedule modifications was not instantly obtainable. 

The airline will even start new, nonstop service between Orlando and San Diego. The 5-hour and 20-minute flight might be operated 5 instances per week, and tickets are at present on sale. Southwest can also be beginning service between Orlando and Richmond. Each routes will start on April 10, 2025.

“We proceed to optimize our community to satisfy buyer demand, greatest make the most of our fleet, and maximize income alternatives,” a Southwest Airways spokesperson shared in a press release to Journey + Leisure. “Selections like these are tough for our firm due to the consequences on our folks, however we’ve a historical past of greater than 53 years of guaranteeing they’re taken care of.”

Additionally this week, Southwest introduced they might be increasing flights from Nashville, together with new service to Albany, Albuquerque, Jackson, Memphis, and Tulsa. In August, Southwest announced that Baltimore, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles can be among the many first markets to obtain newly-launched in a single day flight routes that may present extra journey choices for passengers. 

The flurry of route modifications come as Southwest Airways has been below further scrutiny from buyers over profitability and development, and are available because the airline not too long ago hosted an Investor’s Day that introduced a partnership with Icelandair for worldwide flight connections.