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New Route of the Day – Americas (5 August 2025): Southwest Airlines between Louisville and Nashville

Southwest Airlines inaugurated flights between Louisville in Kentucky and Nashville on Tuesday 5 August. The 245-kilometre short hop will be maintained 6-weekly, every day except Saturdays, with the 737 fleet. The carrier faces no competition between the two cities. What they said Dan Mann, Executive Director of the Louisville Regional Airport Authority, said: “Travellers in […]

August 18, 2025 | Latest Route News +

Louisville had record 2023 thanks to three new airlines; linked non-stop to 37 destinations in 1H 2024

Louisville – Kentucky’s most populous city – is making waves for its passenger development. It welcomed 4.66 million passengers in 2023, meaningfully surpassing its previous record held in 2019 by a healthy 10%. The increase was particularly because of the arrival of three carriers: Spirit in May 2021, Breeze in June 2021 and Sun Country […]

January 31, 2024 | Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story

Louisville traffic down just 7% versus 2019; American and Delta are leading carriers; Breeze new

Louisville is the largest city in Kentucky, located on its northern edge on the Ohio River overlooking Indiana. It is famous as the birthplace of boxing legend Muhammad Ali and the home of the Kentucky Derby (an annual horse race). The airport is only a few kilometres south of downtown. The airport’s three-letter IATA code […]

July 27, 2022 | Airports, News & Analysis, North America

Spirit lands in Louisville with four routes; three more to launch before the end of 2021

Spirit Airlines added Louisville in Kentucky to its ever-expanding US network when it launched four routes from the airport on 27 May. Fort Lauderdale and Orlando MCO in Florida, as well as Las Vegas and Los Angeles, will all be served daily. The Los Angeles connection is a new destination for the airport. The other […]

June 4, 2021 | Airlines, North America, Top Story