ryw

Yeah agreed. I was curious if WN axed the route due to limited gate availability at SFO with T1 construction or a lack of traffic on the route. I'm guessing the latter.

MIDWESTERNFLYER

There has been some talk of Hawaii being announced, which is odd considering I thought they still had work to do on ETOPS certification....

N830MH

Good! Let make it happen. We will see what happens on Monday.

synergistic

As excited as I am for the idea of companion pass travel to HI, I'm *not* looking forward to six hours on what will surely be full flights...

MIDWESTERNFLYER

Here is what I have heard, still nothing confirmed though...

1.Heard that WN maintenance on the west coast has been awarded etops certifications (OAK mechanic talked about ETOPS awards yesterday, he said 8 each going to SMF and SJC and then 20 (or may have been 24) going to SAN.) Interestingly enough, SMF has said there will be multiple routes announced on Monday as well...

2.During a WN new hire training last week the WN finance department came and mentioned that there is an announcement Monday that is going to send shockwaves through a west coast carrier that flies 737s (presumably Alaska)

3.A pilot who had to sign a NDA said that he "wouldn't be surprised" if they announced Hawaii on Monday.

AGAIN NOTHING CONFIRMED, but it is a possibility...

Seat13c

Based upon what I heard, HI isn't going to be announced until some time between labor day and Thanksgiving. However, maybe things have moved up if they got the mx in place and the air crafts available to do so. That's just the rumors I've heard.

I've also heard rumors that FLL may be opening up a crew base due to the amount of international flights out of there and the need for Spanish speaking FA's. However, I have not heard an exact time frame for this.

MIDWESTERNFLYER

Well if the earliest you heard was labor day, a week early wouldn't be that much of a surprise...

I hear a LAX crew base could be in the works as well...

Seat13c

I didn't say Labor Day. I said between Labor Day and Thanksgiving. The source I have gave me a more specific time. However, I don't want to give the date because I'm not in the inner circle, just someone with a source. So, for now, let's just with my time frame.

But, I guess tomorrow, we'll find out.

MIDWESTERNFLYER

STL-SJC, SMF-STL, SJC-MSY, SJC-BOI, BOI-SMF, GEG-SJC, SJC/SMF-SJD, IND-AUS, OAK-MCO, so far! haven't gone through every city yet!

t325

It appears STL-CUN is back to Saturday only service

Juanefny

Did they get rid of the summer abq-mco non stop or does that start later in the summer?

N830MH

Also, JAX-FLL is back!!! 3x daily RT.

rsteinmetz70112

I had a SWA employee ask me if I had heard anything about a big announcement that was in the works. She told me rumors were flying around inside the company but no one really knew. Speculation ranged from starting HI to opening or expanding crew bases in various locations including FLL LAX and ATL.

I don't think they're ready for HI yet as far as ETOPS certification.

Any one got any ideas?

N830MH

PHX-LGA has been added. It will operated for Saturday only.

pkerr

Speaking of HI... can you imagine how many of those flights will be filled with points only people as well as CP users?
I'd bet 50% or more. unless thye make some special exception for those people.