Dec 13th DAL flights to Missouri start

[wnbubbleboy]

DALLAS, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- President George W. Bush recently
signed a transportation appropriations bill containing language that exempts
Missouri from federal restrictions placed on Dallas' Love Field airport. This
exemption now makes it possible for Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV), the
signature carrier at Love Field, to initiate new nonstop jet service from
Dallas to its Missouri operations in Kansas City and St. Louis.
Southwest will start service to St. Louis and Kansas City from Dallas on
Dec. 13, 2005, with four daily nonstop flights to each city. The one-way fare
from Dallas to either city will be just $79 with 14-day advance purchase. The
unrestricted "walk-up" fare is just $129 each way, compared to fares as high
as $599 each way on American Airlines.
"Southwest Airlines has served Missouri for more than 20 years but
Congress has prevented us from offering low-fare service between Missouri and
our home airport at Dallas' Love Field," said Herb Kelleher, Southwest's
executive chairman and co-founder. "Missouri has been punished far too long
by the resulting high-fare monopoly. We are delighted by Senator Bond's
efforts to wipe out the last vestige of airline regulation for the people of
Missouri."

 

[SWAFA30]

Congrats to KCFlyer...your dream has finally come true!!!

 

[coolflyingfool]

Very nice fares! I think there will be some oversold flights very soon!

 

[swflyer]

Congrats to KCFlyer...your dream has finally come true!!!

Currently flying with a Ft. Worth living, MDW based flight attendant, who's fiance is in ....................MCI!!!!

After I presented her with the schedule at dinner, she's just a bit over the moon.

 

[mga707]

Since the "two-step" will no longer be necessary to fly between MCI/STL and DAL, it will be interesting to see if there will be any forthcoming reductions in MCI/STL--OKC/TUL and OKC/TUL--DAL frequency levels.

 

[KCFlyer]

Congrats to KCFlyer...your dream has finally come true!!!

Sadly, this is just about a year too late. Since my mom passed away, I really don't have much of a reason to fly to Dallas anymore. But it IS finally good to see some reasonable fares into Dallas now.

 

[swflyer]

Since the "two-step" will no longer be necessary to fly between MCI/STL and DAL, it will be interesting to see if there will be any forthcoming reductions in MCI/STL--OKC/TUL and OKC/TUL--DAL frequency levels.

Actually, if you look at the schedule, SWA has included connections thru both TUL and OKC. I thought this
VERY clever, given a certain Senator's introduction of a bill to close Love Field.

 

[corl737]

Actually, if you look at the schedule, SWA has included connections thru both TUL and OKC. I thought this
VERY clever, given a certain Senator's introduction of a bill to close Love Field.

Refering to the SWA website, www.southwest.com, the DAL to MCI/STL nonstop flights are additions. There is no change to the existing DAL-TUL or DAL-OKC service after December 13th. The new nonstops that overfly TUL/OKC neither add to nor take away from current SWA service to those two cities.

 

[swflyer]

Refering to the SWA website, www.southwest.com, the DAL to MCI/STL nonstop flights are additions. There is no change to the existing DAL-TUL or DAL-OKC service after December 13th. The new nonstops that overfly TUL/OKC neither add to nor take away from current SWA service to those two cities.

My point, exactly.

In addition to the new, overflying non-stops, according to southwest.com, we included connections thru TUL and OKC.