Originally Posted by
FCfree
There was a thread on for another airline (United or Northwest maybe) where we noted that sometimes the number was related to the place, such as flight 777 into Vegas (like a 7-7-7 slot jackpot) or flight 1492 into Columbus. I haven't noted anything like that for SWA.
Actually, flight 711 has been a San Antonio-Las Vegas flight for quite a while and flight 1492 has been an Orlando-Columbus flight for quite some time.
I recall, as far back as the late 90s, seeing Southwest flight 1492 pass through Columbus.