No more non-stop flights from Dulles to Vegas on Southwest?
Jun 22, 2017, 11:31 pm
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No more non-stop flights from Dulles to Vegas on Southwest?
I went to vegas last summer.
I got a non-stop from IAD to Vegas on Southwest (I think).
I plan on going to vegas again this August.
but looking at Southwest's page, there are no more non-stops?
When did this change? or am I mistaken about Southwest?
btw- I live 10min from Dulles airport.
I got a non-stop from IAD to Vegas on Southwest (I think).
I plan on going to vegas again this August.
but looking at Southwest's page, there are no more non-stops?
When did this change? or am I mistaken about Southwest?
btw- I live 10min from Dulles airport.
Last edited by snail; Jun 22, 2017 at 11:46 pm
Jun 22, 2017, 11:57 pm
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Jun 23, 2017, 12:51 am
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TravelBuzz is for general topics that don't pertain to a specific destination, hotel, airline, etc. Therefore, we will move this over to the Southwest forum for further discussion. Thanks. /JY1024, TravelBuzz co-moderator
Jun 23, 2017, 4:59 am
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WN was most likely not getting the loads or profits that they desired on this route so it was pulled. You can still choose Frontier or United from IAD, however even driving from Dulles to BWI for a WN non-stop is still better than having to connect somewhere on WN or even having to fly one of those other airlines.
Jun 23, 2017, 12:32 pm
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I went to vegas last summer.
I got a non-stop from IAD to Vegas on Southwest (I think).
I plan on going to vegas again this August.
but looking at Southwest's page, there are no more non-stops?
When did this change? or am I mistaken about Southwest?
btw- I live 10min from Dulles airport.
I got a non-stop from IAD to Vegas on Southwest (I think).
I plan on going to vegas again this August.
but looking at Southwest's page, there are no more non-stops?
When did this change? or am I mistaken about Southwest?
btw- I live 10min from Dulles airport.
Jun 23, 2017, 1:38 pm
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Jun 23, 2017, 1:43 pm
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It's all about relative PRASM. The aircraft WN dedicates to IAD-LAS aren't flying somewhere else. It's a market with 8 nonstops already, so it's hardly a surprise that a few more x IAD got dumped.
Jun 23, 2017, 2:19 pm
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WN was most likely not getting the loads or profits that they desired on this route so it was pulled. You can still choose Frontier or United from IAD, however even driving from Dulles to BWI for a WN non-stop is still better than having to connect somewhere on WN or even having to fly one of those other airlines.
but a connecting flight from iad adds an hr, so it's a wash.
however, Uber costs about $85 each way to bwi
Jun 24, 2017, 5:39 am
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Jun 24, 2017, 5:51 am
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I regularly drive 90-150 miles taking 1 1/2-2+ hours to fly WN to avoid a connection on other carriers, but I am driving on a highway with a low proabability of delays. I don't think I would be doing the same on the DC/BWI corridor.
Jun 24, 2017, 4:47 pm
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I regularly pay extra to fly from my airport of choice in the DC area (in my case, DCA). I sympathize with the OP. Not going to drive to BWI unless it's a very long flight and very substantial savings.
Jun 24, 2017, 9:20 pm
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but not substantial savings.
or I can bite the bullet and fly United non-stop for $100 more. (regular economy, not the stupid 'basic economy')
but I want the flexibility of changing when I leave Vegas just in case.
Jun 25, 2017, 5:31 pm
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I am IAD abased as well and have never understood why WN has the presence it does when BWI is down the street. Granted BWI is not convenient by any stretch of the means to NoVA, but with their presence at DCA I would think, from a business standpoint, IAD would at best be a wash.