Southwest coming to Cozumel!!!

[ReefHound]

This might be the biggest news to hit Cozumel in awhile.

"Southwest also announced plans to begin flights to Cozumel, Mexico. Pending regulatory approval, flights from Houston to Cozumel will begin in early 2020, the airline said."

Southwest Airlines exiting Newark, adding Hawaii, Cozumel flights

 

[ReefHound]

This will be a great opportunity for us to evaluate "the Southwest effect". Critics often dismiss it, saying that other carriers routinely offer lower fares on competing routes. Advocates say this is because Southwest breaks up the monopoly and forces other carriers to compete, bringing down all fares. Here's to hoping the latter is true and we start seeing fares to CZM more in line with fares to CUN.

 

[Jayfarmlaw]

I've seen this several times before. Fingers crossed it comes through this time. SW is the only airline I will fly by choice anymore.

Jay

 

[ReefHound]

I've seen this several times before. Fingers crossed it comes through this time. SW is the only airline I will fly by choice anymore.

Jay

I've never seen it in print with a reference before.

 

[Addicted2H2O]

Wonder why they'd offer then from Houston but not from DFW? Other than a slight additional need for fuel.

 

[dewdropsonrosa]

@Sh0rtBus, my guess is that DFW's international terminal might be at capacity or close-to, in which case getting gates and runway times might not be competitive for Southwest as a low-cost airline.

 

[aviator8]

now if we can get them to go to Bonaire. Its great flying with them for diving because of the free baggage allowance.

 

[Trailboss123]

This might be the biggest news to hit Cozumel in awhile.

"Southwest also announced plans to begin flights to Cozumel, Mexico. Pending regulatory approval, flights from Houston to Cozumel will begin in early 2020, the airline said."

Southwest Airlines exiting Newark, adding Hawaii, Cozumel flights

I could not be happier about this! The article doesn't say, but I assume the flights will go in and out of Houston Hobby airport, since it is a Southwest hub-- and not from Bush International (IAH).

 

[jormar1990]

Southwest doesn’t fly out of DFW. Their existing CUN flights go out of Hobby.

 

[horn34]

Awesome. Been waiting on this for years. Too bad you have to connect through Houston though.