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Southwest Connects Customers to International Destinations

kramirez
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As Southwest Airlines continues to integrate its network with AirTran’s we are creating opportunities for our Customers by way of improved itineraries and by adding new cities to Southwest’s route map. Another of those opportunities began last week as we are now bringing our Customers a way to book international destinations through www.southwest.com by linking Customers directly to www.airtran.com.

Does that mean Southwest is flying to Cancun?  Well, not quite, but now, Customers looking to book nonstop international travel from key Southwest cities will have the opportunity to link over to www.airtran.com and book international travel on AirTran.

I know what you are thinking, is this Southwest’s solution to international travel?  Is this the way Southwest and AirTran will begin connecting their networks?  While we are working on solutions for both of those questions—this is not the answer for either of those scenarios. What we are affectionately calling international web referral (say that three times quickly) is just a way for Southwest Customers to have an option of connecting to nonstop international destinations via AirTran.

Customers in the following cities will see international options: Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington, Chicago Midway, Milwaukee, Orlando, and Tampa Bay..  When Customers select an international itinerary from these cities they will see the following message:

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They will then be directed to www.airtran.com where they can complete the booking process.  All flights booked on www.airtran.com will be subject to AirTran’s policies and procedures.
 
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We’re excited about this new opportunity for our Customers and we continue to work toward integrating the Southwest and AirTran networks.  Our folks are working hard to bring these two airlines together and we’ll bring you more announcements in the coming months!
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