Southwest Airlines looking at Brazil
May 5, 2016, 7:09 pm
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Southwest Airlines looking at Brazil
It will happens. Southwest will have obtain authorization from DOT to fly to Brazil.
This is Portuguese translate.
http://newsavia.com/southwest-airlin...s-brasileiros/
Let the speculation begin.
The company low US cost Southwest Airlines intends to obtain authorization to fly to Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Peru, revealed this week sources of commercial aviation in Latin America. After getting permission to fly between Houston Airport (USA) and Mexico, in March, the priority of the largest low cost company in the world is pointing now to the Latin American market, "which is at its peak," referred to newspaper specializing in travel and tourism 'Reportur' of Argentina.
This is Portuguese translate.
http://newsavia.com/southwest-airlin...s-brasileiros/
Let the speculation begin.
May 5, 2016, 7:24 pm
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Using what planes???? Unless they get authorization to stop and refuel (or stop and connect) in some country along the way, no 737s of any type can transport and reasonably number of passenger load from the US to Argentina or Chile.
So with all your plane rumors threads, where is the thread about Southwest considering a plane that actually exists that can fly all the way from the US to EZE or SCL???
So with all your plane rumors threads, where is the thread about Southwest considering a plane that actually exists that can fly all the way from the US to EZE or SCL???
May 6, 2016, 10:33 am
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Using what planes???? Unless they get authorization to stop and refuel (or stop and connect) in some country along the way, no 737s of any type can transport and reasonably number of passenger load from the US to Argentina or Chile.
So with all your plane rumors threads, where is the thread about Southwest considering a plane that actually exists that can fly all the way from the US to EZE or SCL???
So with all your plane rumors threads, where is the thread about Southwest considering a plane that actually exists that can fly all the way from the US to EZE or SCL???
May 6, 2016, 10:48 am
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Lima would be in range. Everything else on that list, unless they have a hot interest in a northern Brazil airport I'm not thinking of, is well out of range.
While I'd love to see them fly to Lima, I'm not expecting it anytime soon.
While I'd love to see them fly to Lima, I'm not expecting it anytime soon.
May 6, 2016, 11:28 am
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Conceivably possible via SJU but it just sounds like a non starter especially since B6 would be much better equipped to use SJU as a jumping off point to deep South America.
May 6, 2016, 2:52 pm
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Does Southwest overnight crew/aircraft outside the US? I haven't looked too deeply at the current international but those I've seen have been out and back same day. The duty day may be a greater limiting factor than theoretical aircraft range.
May 6, 2016, 5:11 pm
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In LIR the flight from LAX stays overnight and in SJO the flight from HOU stays overnight. MEX also has a flight that departs first thing in the morning to HOU.
May 6, 2016, 7:36 pm
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Old article from April 2015... So obviously nothing has happen yet.
Deep South America for WN is still far away. There are plenty of opportunities much closer in Central America, northern South America, Canada, Caribbean, and in the US.
Deep South America for WN is still far away. There are plenty of opportunities much closer in Central America, northern South America, Canada, Caribbean, and in the US.
May 6, 2016, 10:23 pm
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Using what planes???? Unless they get authorization to stop and refuel (or stop and connect) in some country along the way, no 737s of any type can transport and reasonably number of passenger load from the US to Argentina or Chile.
So with all your plane rumors threads, where is the thread about Southwest considering a plane that actually exists that can fly all the way from the US to EZE or SCL???
So with all your plane rumors threads, where is the thread about Southwest considering a plane that actually exists that can fly all the way from the US to EZE or SCL???
