Southwest Airlines New Routes Just Dropped—Here’s the 5-Second Breakdown
- 5 new nonstop routes are launching this summer, including a direct link from Nashville to the Pacific Northwest that hasn’t existed before.
- Two of the routes connect major leisure destinations like Florida beaches and mountain ski hubs, making summer travel cheaper and faster.
- Southwest is finally adding a route out of a previously underserved Midwest airport, ending years of no direct competition on that corridor.
- All five routes are bookable now—but industry watchers expect quick sellouts because initial fares are under $100 one-way.
- Early bird bookings get the lowest fares, but if you wait past next week, prices are projected to jump by 40% according to fare trackers.