Oct. 02, 2025
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Southwest Airways provides Alaska flights amid 2025 enlargement spree
Southwest Airways is headed north, asserting flights to the Final Frontier.
The Dallas-based provider will start flights to Ted Stevens Anchorage Worldwide Airport (ANC) within the first half of 2026, or by subsequent June, Southwest stated Thursday.
The airline will serve ANC from its massive bases at Denver Worldwide Airport (DEN) and Harry Reid Worldwide Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas.
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Southwest will unveil its schedule to ANC later in October, the provider stated.
The service comes amid one thing of an enlargement spree for the airline, which has introduced a flurry of latest locations this 12 months.
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ANC joins McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) close to Knoxville, Tennessee; St. Maarten’s Princess Juliana Worldwide Airport (SXM); St. Thomas’ Cyrus E. King Worldwide Airport (STT) within the U.S. Virgin Islands; and Charles M. Schulz — Sonoma County Airport (STS) in Santa Rosa, California, as new locations introduced this 12 months that may be part of Southwest’s map in 2026.
The expansion comes amid deep modifications at Southwest. The airline started charging its first bag charges in Might and can drop its legacy open-seating coverage in favor of assigned seats, together with an extra-legroom premium choice, in January 2026. It has additionally cast new worldwide partnerships, and CEO Bob Jordan has repeatedly hinted that long-haul worldwide flights, premium lounges and perhaps even a first-class cabin might be coming.
“Every thing is on the desk,” Jordan stated at an trade occasion in Washington, D.C., in September.
Southwest will compete with Alaska Airways on each the DEN and LAS routes from ANC, schedule information from aviation analytics agency Cirium reveals. United Airways additionally flies the ANC-DEN route.
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