Southwest eyes BWI for European flight options

Baltimore could be one of Southwest’s first international gateways once that carrier begins selling international tickets through its partner airlines. The Baltimore Sun (free registration) writes that Southwest “expects to offer connections to Europe through Baltimore-Washington International … by 2010, its chief executive said yesterday.” The Sun adds that Southwest CEO Gary Kelly says the airline will expand its current passenger-sharing alliance with ATA to offer international flights to places such as Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean by 2009. “We promise to do that,” Kelly is quoted as saying by the Sun.

The paper adds that “similar marketing arrangements, called codesharing, that would allow Southwest to sell tickets to Europe could come shortly after that, once the airline upgrades its computer systems to allow multiple partnerships, (Kelly) said.” As Southwest’s fourth-busiest city and its top East Coast base, Kelly says Baltimore could make a good launching point for international service, according to the Sun.

http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/2007/06/swa_bwi_europe.html?csp=34

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