Southwest to offer flights to five Mexican cities with launch of Volaris partnership

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Southwest to offer flights to five Mexican cities with launch of Volaris partnership

2010-10-29 00:52:35 GMT+7 (ICT)

DALLAS, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) -- Southwest Airlines on Thursday announced the launch of a new product that allows customers to book international flights by connecting with Mexican airline Volaris.

The companies said that starting November 12, customers can book service from 20 Southwest cities to Cancun, Guadalajara, Morelia, Toluca/Mexico City, and Zacatecas, for travel starting Dec. 1. The new service will connect through Los Angeles International Airport, Oakland International Airport, and San Jose International Airport and will create up to 85 additional flight itineraries.

As Volaris grows, additional Southwest cities will open international destinations, continuing Southwest's commitment to network expansion.

According to Southwest, it's international connect portal will conduct two separate transactions, one with Southwest's reservations system and one with Volaris' reservations system. Customers traveling on an international connection will be required to check in with each carrier, but luggage will be transferred by the airlines and delivered to the final destination.

Southwest also said it has created an international desk staffed with bilingual customer service agents to support this effort.

With 21 Airbus A320 family aircraft, Volaris has the youngest and most modern fleet in Mexico reaching 24 airports and 35 routes across the country.

Southwest Airlines is the U.S. largest carrier in terms of originating domestic passengers boarded, serving 69 cities in 35 states.

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