Southwest announces will launch first ever red-eye flights in its 57 year ... trends now
Southwest Airlines will be introducing a new overnight flight option for their customers in the near future.
The airline's chief commercial officer Ryan Green announced at Routes America on March 20 that Southwest is planning to launch their first ever red-eye flights.
Green revealed during the air travel conference that Southwest does not have a specific start date but that they are 'working on it.'
The CCO also told attendees that he believes the overnight flights could start two years from now, and that they might work well in Las Vegas and Hawaii.
'There's some technology to work through, there's some labor agreement stuff to work through,' said Green.
Southwest Airlines’ chief commercial officer (CCO) Ryan Green announced at Routes American on March 20 that the company will be launching overnight flights out of Las Vegas and Hawaii
Green revealed at the conference that Southwest does not have an official date of when the red-eyes will start but that he believes it will begin by 2026
At the conference, he spoke highly about launching the overnight flights in Las Vegas and Hawaii, but he did not mention where else Southwest is looking to start doing overnight hauls.
The Texas-based airline was founded by Herb Kelleher and Rollin King in 1967.
'The biggest thing that makes us "us" is our people, and the unique and unrivaled hospitality they deliver,' Southwest's CEO Bob Jordan.
'No one has a heart for service like the people of Southwest Airlines, No one.'
The company also has the largest Boeing fleet in the world and has been the launch for each new generation of Boeing's 737-series aircrafts for more than 30 years.
Southwest Airline flights are currently being offered at more than 120 airports across 11 countries.
According to OAG Schedules Analyser via Aviation
