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Old Mar 8, 2018, 1:08 pm
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SW to Europe? Maybe.
@ghimlay: Transatlantic service on Southwest is a "maybe", says CEO. But going across the pond is not part of the 50 new destinations airline is currently studying #Aviation18
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Old Mar 8, 2018, 1:38 pm
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Plowed ground.

"I think with a code-share partner, we'll likely serve Europe and Asia in the not-too-distant future. But even that's a lower priority at this point."
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Old Mar 8, 2018, 1:41 pm
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Much more interested in B6's Europe service, but they seem to be pretty silent on that front.
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Old Mar 8, 2018, 4:25 pm
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Good! I was hoping BWI-BSL or BOS-BSL nonstop. The entire 737-MAX8 does have more capabilities, more fuel-efficient, and more range, as well.
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Old Mar 8, 2018, 4:50 pm
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Who reads that quote and thinks the take-way is "maybe?"

Everything is maybe.

Will Southwest fly to the moon? Maybe.
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Old Mar 8, 2018, 9:08 pm
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If I am flying WN from the West Coast to Europe gonna need a bit more than Honey Roasted Peanuts...just sayin.
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Old Mar 8, 2018, 10:23 pm
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Originally Posted by ursine1
Who reads that quote and thinks the take-way is "maybe?"

Everything is maybe.

Will Southwest fly to the moon? Maybe.
There's no way to fly to the moon. Sorry! Stay in Earth.
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Old Mar 8, 2018, 10:39 pm
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If I am flying WN from the West Coast to Europe gonna need a bit more than Honey Roasted Peanuts...just sayin.
Can't even get the honey roasted ones this year.
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Old Mar 9, 2018, 3:54 am
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Originally Posted by ursine1
Who reads that quote and thinks the take-way is "maybe?"

Everything is maybe.

Will Southwest fly to the moon? Maybe.

Exactly.

Anything is possible. Very little is probable. LOL!
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Old Mar 9, 2018, 12:08 pm
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Originally Posted by dlaue
Can't even get the honey roasted ones this year.
Haha! I loves honey roasted peanuts. I really like it.
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Old Mar 9, 2018, 12:29 pm
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EU Customs better train their beagles to start detecting honey.
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Old Mar 9, 2018, 12:58 pm
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Transats in an all coach config? No way..not me.
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Old Mar 10, 2018, 10:11 am
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Originally Posted by N830MH
There's no way to fly to the moon. Sorry! Stay in Earth.
Sure there is! It only requires two steps:

1. Some city with an airport has to change its name to "the moon". Will that happen? Maybe. Let the speculation begin! (Cities have changed their names for promotional reasons before.)

2. Southwest then has to fly to that city. Will that happen? Maybe. Let the speculation begin!
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Old Mar 10, 2018, 10:35 am
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Originally Posted by sdsearch
Sure there is! It only requires two steps:

1. Some city with an airport has to change its name to "the moon". Will that happen? Maybe. Let the speculation begin! (Cities have changed their names for promotional reasons before.)
www.airnav.com/airport/48u

www.airnav.com/airport/43ig

www.airnav.com/airport/wy15

www.airnav.com/airport/haf

www.airnav.com/airport/fd21

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Old Mar 10, 2018, 3:17 pm
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Originally Posted by N830MH
Good! I was hoping BWI-BSL or BOS-BSL nonstop. The entire 737-MAX8 does have more capabilities, more fuel-efficient, and more range, as well.
No offense to the good people of Basel, I'm sure it's a fine city., but if Southwest is going to enter the European market, it's going to be some place where a lot of people travel for leisure, think DUB, LHR/LGW, CDG/ORY or AMS.

I would bet on Canada or South America happening before Europe.
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