Southwest introduced two international services from Kansas City, including to Montego Bay in Jamaica and San Jose del Cabo in Mexico. Both the 2,815-kilometre route to Montego Bay and the 2,285-kilometre flight to San Jose del Cabo were launched on Saturday 7 October and will be maintained weekly, with the 737 MAX 8 and the […]
October 11, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Southwest on Thursday 9 March introduced daily flights between Kansas City and Long Beach in California. The 2,175-kilometre route is maintained with the 737-700 aircraft. The LCC has no competition between the two airports. The launch comes on the heels of Kansas City opening its brand-new airport terminal. A single facility, it replaces the airport’s […]
March 13, 2023 | Latest Route News +
History was made on 28 February when Kansas City opened its brand-new airport terminal. The first departure was Southwest to Chicago MDW, which took off at 05:07. A single facility, it replaces the airport’s three ‘horseshoe’ terminals, which opened in 1972. The new terminal provides much more space and a higher quality modern experience, which […]
March 2, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Frontier launched four new routes from Las Vegas on Tuesday 9 August. The ULCC began daily service to Baltimore/Washington, Buffalo, Hartford and Kansas City using its A320s. Only the Hartford route is not already served, while Southwest competes on the other three routes. In addition, Spirit also offers daily service to Baltimore/Washington and Kansas City. […]
August 18, 2022 | Latest Route News +
In a double celebration, JetBlue launched its first ever flights to both Kansas City and Milwaukee on Sunday 27 March. Both airports will now be served daily from Boston and New York JFK, the airline’s two busiest airports. JetBlue will use A220-300s on all four routes and faces no direct competition on either of the […]
March 30, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, North America