Southwest brings these 3 major modifications to flights, from now
The airline has serious improvements to their fleet as traveling bounces.
The rebound in the COVVI-19 pandemic means that most airlines reward their operations. For many, that impliesCut or add flights new market demand markets. For others, it is reintroducing familiar comforts such asFlight drinks service orhot meals Because security protocols are lifted. But Southwest Airlines takes the post-pandemic opportunity to attract new customers after announcing three major changes that it brings to theft. Read the rest to see what the carrier has planned for future trips.
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Travel demand takes off again while passenger numbers finally return to pre-cook levels.
After two years of uncertainty and sales of dull tickets, the airlines finally collect the advantages of a significant rebound in travel. Despite an increase in oil prices and the cost of the plane ticket, many carriers areReporting record ticket sales. At the J.P. Morgan Industrials conference on March 15, the Southwest Airlines financial directorTammy Romo Said that reservations for spring trips were higher than the 2019 levels, adding: "We are really encouraged by what we see so far"USA today.
Southwest enthusiasm was also apparent when itChanges in the announced calendar last month. As of June 5, the carrierStart offering a service once a day Between Sacramento and Santa Barbara, California; Daily flights between San Jose, California and Eugene, Oregon; And the daily service between Maui and Kauai, Hawaii, reported the points. The additions have also included an increase in departures for existing roads between destinations in California, notably San Diego, Sacramento and San Jose, while adding more flights in the southwest region of the United States. In addition, the carrier also increased intra-island flights to Hawaii from Honolulu to Maui, Hilo, Kona and Kauai and an international service in Fort Lauderdale and Tampa, in Florida, in Havana, Cuba.
Southwest takes the opportunity to invest in $ 2 billion in upgrades in its fleet.
On May 11, Southwest Airlines announced that it was going even further in its efforts to attract travelers to the sky by doing$ 2 billion in upgrades At its fleet of existing aircraft to make the flight experience more practical and comfortable, reports Guy points. Among the changes, the carrier hopes to impress more business travelers with an improvement in wifi in flight in his fleet.
Currently, Southwest has 40 of its Boeing 737 equipped with Anuvu services which recently allowed the carrier to start offeringFree wifi to passengers On some flights to test the service, CNBC reported. And while the airline has announced that it would extend the service to 50 planes by the end of May and 350 at the end of October, it would also install the service of the ViaSat Mobile Supplier on other planes from fall . The carrier says that he plans to charge $ 8 per day for access to WiFi once the current test period ended on June 4, reports Guy Points.
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Other changes to the airline aim to make the travel experience more manageable.
In addition to the emphasis on expansion and improvement of the Internet connection in the air, Southwest upgrades will also provide two other new comforts in their cabins. The first is Power Ports, which, according to the airline, will be available in each seat of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft in its fleet, according to the points guy.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
"The first plane with energy should enter our fleet very early next year", "Ryan Green, Told The Points Guy. "We plan that 250 planes are improved with power by the end of next year. Power will be installed in each seat, in the folder in front of you - so you don't have to hunt the power outlet behind And below your leg. "
Passengers can also expect the boarding experience to take place more easily thanks to the addition of new larger air luggage bins which should arrive at the start of next year. The airline, which already has a "flight without flight" policy for two pieces of luggage checked by passenger, says it aims to improve the travel experience for those who have hand luggage with changes.
Other flight services will have a youthful cure in the context of modifications.
Apart from the upgrade plan of $ 2 billion in the airline, the carrier hopes to improve the flight experience elsewhereRevision of its flight service. The company has announced that it would double the number of films available for passengers and reorganize its menu of drinks, adding items such as ready -to -drink cocktails, rosé wine and a hard Seltzer, reports CNBC.
In the end, the airline is convinced that changes can help consolidate the airline's reputation as aFriendly travel option. "We have an excellent product combined with great employees offering great service, but there are a lot of things that we can continue to do to meet the expectations of our customers and our employees", CEO of SouthwestBob Jordan said to the points guy.
"We leave the pandemic. The demand is really strong," he noted about the time of upgrading investment, adding that the "very strong assessment of the company made it possible to continue working on These things while we were the pandemic so that we can launch them now. "
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