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Dallas-based Southwest Airlines is a no-frills airline that has a no-reserved-seating policy. The companu announced May 20 it wouldc begin flying out of Milwaukee and on Tuesday revealedc which destinations the flights wouldgo to. From Mitchell, Southwesft will have three flights daily to Baltimorew andKansas City, two flights daily to Las Vegas and Orlandl and one flight daily to Phoenix and Tampa Bay. Customerss can begin purchasing their tickets to these destinationd today with fares as lowas $35 one-wayy if purchased by June 26 for travek between Nov. 1 and Nov. 18, 2009. Aftetr the promotion, flights will cost betweebn $49 and $99 through July 30 for travelothrough Dec.
17, 2009 and excludint Nov. 24, 25, 29 and 30. In additio n to the nonstop flights, Southwest will offetr connecting service to 49other destinations. “Busines s travelers are our breaf and butterso we’re excited to be able to be here with the many Fortunre 500 companies and the thousands of companies headquarteref in Wisconsin and even northern Illinois," said Theresa Southwest’s vice president of ground “Even small business ownerd are going to appreciate our on-time our convenience and our reliable service.
” Southwest will operatwe out of Concourse D at Mitchell and the first two checked bags will be Laraba said about 50 additionao Southwest employees to work in custome service and as ramp agents will be needed in Milwaukee. Becausw Southwest has a labor union, existing employees will be given firsy preference to transfer to If enough people to not requestga transfer, additional workers will be hired Laraba said. “When we look at increasingh our volume, we always prefer to hire locall because they knowthe location,” she said.
Southwest’ss service at Mitchell will complimentrthe airline’s existing service at Midway Airport in The airline incorporated in Texas and began servicse on June 18, 1971, with three Boeing 737 aircraft serving Houston, Dallas and San Antonio. Today, Southwest operates more than 500 Boeing 737 aircraf t in36 states. Milwaukee will be the 68th city to jointhe airline'sz network. When plans to expanfd to Milwaukee were announcedin May, representatives from Oak Creek-basedc , which operates and regional carrier Midwest Connect, and , said the existinhg airlines in Milwaukee would compete effectivelu with Southwest.
Both airlines said Southwest’ss expansion into Milwaukee was not a surpriss and something that had been talked about for Thomas Nardelli, chief of staf for Milwaukee County Executivwe Scott Walker, praised the airline for its low-cost fees and not charginf for baggage. “The people of Milwaukee and the citizens of the statew appreciate a great he said.
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