Southwest's schedule after June 6th does include MAX aircraft, but presumably that schedule is still a reduced one, which will allow them to adapt more easily should the planes still not be available at that time (as appears likely). Once the MAX is approved by the FAA and the grounding is lifted, it will still take many months until Southwest has all their MAX aircraft in the air and flight schedules return to "normal." For a number of reasons in addition to the MAX situation, that new normal will likely include significant changes compared to the flight schedules of 4 years ago. There's a chance you may see a return to the former flight frequency on your route, if Southwest finds that business conditions warrant it as the best use of their aircraft.
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