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Flashback Fridays: Southwest arrives in The Biggest Little City

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This week marks the 25th anniversary of our 30th destination – Reno.  The “Biggest Little City in the World” welcomed the airline with the biggest heart for the first time on November 15, 1990. CSA's - Carolyn Jackson, Cheri Newell, Troy Snyder, Donna Wiltshire, Troy Playman, Erik Andersen, Kathy Mullen, Eric Hughes Our service to Reno started off with six daily roundtrips between Oakland and Las Vegas.  The 35 Employees who opened the new Station all came from other locations around the system. Ramp Agents Mike Davis, Lin Hale, Myles Hanna, Roy Beatrice, Jim Heslep, Mike Weekly, Roger Geiger, Russ Wirtala, John Boynton Today, our operation at Reno has grown to over 20 daily flights to six cities and 120 Employees.  It remains an important part of our service to the Battle Born State, and the millions of Customers that visit its legendary tourist destinations each year. Station Manager Greg Winston