Southwest Airlines announced today that it is adding 13 daily flights and six new nonstop destinations to and from Denver.
Southwest also has acquired two additional gates at Denver International Airport, where it is the third-largest carrier, and plans to hire more people to support the increased service.
The new daily nonstop roundtrips from Denver beginning March 14 are to Hartford, Conn.; Boise; Ontario, Calif.; Detroit, Washington Dulles, and Oklahoma City. Tickets for those flights are on sale beginning today.
Eight additional daily nonstop roundtrips will begin in May between Denver and Sacramento, Tulsa, New Orleans, Portland, Oakland, Baltimore/Washington, Seattle and New York LaGuardia. Those tickets, as low as $79 one way, go on sale in December.
The expanded service was announced today by Southwest chief executive Gary Kelly while visiting employees at DIA.
Southwest will host a career fair from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27 at the Doubletree Hotel, 3203 Quebec St. Information will be provided about opportunities in Denver and other Southwest-served cities.
Southwest now will have 12 preferentially leased gates on DIA’s Concourse C.
By May, Southwest will operate 127 daily nonstop flights from Denver to 43 cities.
Ann Schrader: 303-954-1967 or aschrader@denverpost.com.
