Southwest Airlines has named Philippine Airlines as its newest partner carrier, while continuing to explore new transatlantic partnerships for later this year.
Poised to move from single- to tiered-class seating with the addition of a new extra legroom offering, Southwest Airlines is preparing for what may come next.
Southwest may soon announce new international airline partners, while assessing what aircraft type will best support flying longer-haul on its own metal.
A potential long-haul strategy would be a logical extension of exploring features customers want in the next five or so years, Southwest CEO Bob Jordan said.
United Nigeria Airlines is looking ahead to Boeing 737-800 operations after signing an agreement with LCC Southwest Airlines to acquire six of the aircraft.
Southwest has taken delivery of its first aircraft equipped with an Installed Physical Secondary Barrier, a Boeing 737-8 that entered service on Aug. 29.
Southwest Airlines is planning flights to Caribbean island St. Maarten, which also becomes the third new destination the airline has announced this summer.