Southwest Airlines Will Not Begin Service Between Minneapolis/St. Paul and Denver
Carrier Has No Plans to Add Three New Daily Nonstop Flights
<location>DALLAS</location>, <chron>April 1</chron> /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- <org>Southwest Airlines<orgid value="NYSE:LUV"></orgid></org> announced today that the Company has absolutely no plans to expand service between the carrier's newest market in the Twin Cities and the Mile High City with three new daily nonstop flights. Southwest did admit, however, that if the airline were to add service between the two cities, there is no way that fares would be as low as <money>$89</money> one-way, not including fees and taxes. To learn more about why Southwest will not be adding this new service, visit: APRIL FOOL'S! To read a blog post, visit:
http://www.blogsouthwest.com/blog/southwest-to-fly-to-st-olaf.
"Okay, okay - we just couldn't pass up an opportunity to have fun on April Fool's Day. We will indeed be adding new low-fare service with three daily nonstop flights between <location>Denver</location> and <location>Minneapolis</location>/<location>St. Paul</location>," said
Kevin Krone</person>, <org>Southwest Airlines'<orgid value="NYSE:LUV"></orgid></org> Vice President of Marketing, Sales, and Distribution. "The new flights link <location>Denver</location>, our fastest growing city, to our newest city, <location>Minneapolis</location>/<location>St. Paul</location>. The response we have seen to our new service in the Twin Cities has exceeded our expectations; <location>Denver</location> is a great destination and opens up our network to the West Coast for <location>Minnesota</location> travelers; and of course, <location>Denver</location> has been and will remain a focus city for us."</p>