Monday, August 28, 2017 at 12:34 PM - For Immediate Release
Southwest Adds Service to 5 New Destinations from Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – In a major route expansion at Sacramento International Airport, Southwest Airlines (WN) has announced new air service to five destinations, including the airport’s first-ever flight to Florida and Southwest’s first-ever international flight from Sacramento to Mexico.
New destinations are Austin, Orlando, St. Louis, New Orleans and Cabo San Lucas. Southwest is also adding an additional flight to Burbank.
New nonstop service to Cabo and New Orleans begins March 10, 2018. New nonstop service to Austin and St. Louis begins April 8, 2018. New nonstop service to Orlando begins May 6, 2018. Tickets are on sale now at www.southwest.com
The Southwest announcement marks Sacramento International Airport’s first nonstop flight to Florida, to leisure-market-favorite Orlando, and its eighth nonstop destination on the East Coast. Other East Coast gateways include Boston and New York City (JetBlue), Newark, NJ and Washington, DC (United Airlines), Baltimore (Southwest), Charlotte (American Airlines) and Atlanta (Delta).
The service expansion brings the total number of daily Southwest flights to 82, serving 22 nonstop destinations.
Nonstop flights will be offered daily, except for New Orleans, which will be available on Sundays, and Cabo San Lucas, which will be available on Saturdays.
The Sacramento County Department of Airports is responsible for planning, developing, operating and maintaining the county’s four airports: Sacramento International Airport, Executive Airport, Mather Airport and Franklin Field. Sacramento International Airport offers more than 155 daily nonstop flights on 12 domestic and international carriers to 36 destinations. The regional economic impact of the Sacramento County Department of Airports is more than $4 billion annually. For more information, visit sacramento.aero.