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The low cost airline Southwest informó que analiza ampliar sus vuelos hacia South America with the arrival of new planes.
With potential initial markets for its landing in Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia and possibly others, Southwest is analyzing opportunities in Suramérica, This is how the portal collected it Aviacionline.com.
In an interview with CNBC's Squawk on the Street where Gary Kelly, CEO of Southwest commented on the clear intentions to expand into South America with the arrival of the Boeing 737 MAX 7, although with its current 737 NG could do it initially.
Although this beginning of expansion of its network of destinations towards South America is limited by lack of planes, The airline sees opportunities to develop several markets from Fort Lauderdale where I would compete with Spirit Airlines and JetBlue, both dominate flights to this region of America.
Currently, Southwest flies to Liberia, Saint Joseph, Belice, Cozumel, Cancún, Vallarta Port, Los Cabos, Havana, Punta Cana and San Juan as destinations in Latin America from several of his Hubs.
If Fort Lauderdale is chosen as the starting point for flights to South America, that logically, given the demand towards southern Florida, it would be the starting point, These would be some of the potential destinations that the airline could reach:
Coincidentally to the statements of the CEO of Southwest, the Quito airport shared some photos from Routes Americas 2021, where you can see executives from Quiport S.A speaking with representatives of the airline, surely telling them about the incentive plans for new airlines:
Southwest would be a great goal to score with flights to #Ecuador https://t.co/YQBCRovozC
— Nicholas Larenas ✈️ (@n_larenas) June 25, 2021
We hope to have news of the potential arrival of Southwest in the region in the coming months, as the recovery of air traffic progresses and the airline manages to solve the fleet availability for the opening of new destinations, where they would also be analyzing flights to Canada.
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x there is no flight to Bogota Colombia ?
From Tampa fl
Possibly because there is not enough market, but you can fly with scales.
This perfect ke Return to Ecuador
Esperemos a que se concrete!
for years. I proposed in writing the connection of this important airline, since my children and grandchildren are natives of Texas in Austin and additionally wears the colors of the national tricolor, so that through http://www.ashei.org, I offered these linkage services to the Colombian air market. Luck.
Let's hope it materializes.