“We’re rounding out our plan for this unprecedented year with our business travelers in mind with a fourth-quarter schedule that brings them new routes across the country. We’re also offering more flights for all of our customers in places such as Denver, Las Vegas, Nashville, and Phoenix,” said Andrew Watterson, Southwest Airlines Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer. “We anticipate business travelers will hit the road with a heightened focus on costs, so we’re pairing unmatched schedules with our value and Hospitality to welcome them back, whenever they’re ready to travel.”

Southwest is making it easier for business travelers to get moving when they’re ready. Earlier this month, Southwest started taking new business travel bookings Worldspan Global Distribution Systems (GDS) with industry-standard processes and settling by Airlines Reporting Corporation.

New for the Fall and Winter

As Southwest looks toward the end of 2020, the carrier is adding a more robust schedule for business travelers with more frequencies and more nonstop flight options from Phoenix, Denver, Las Vegas, and Nashville.

More Reach from Long Beach

Effective Nov. 1, 2020, Southwest will add roundtrip service nonstop between Long Beach and Phoenix three times daily, as well as once-daily nonstop service between Long Beach and Austin.

Music City to Orange County

Effective Nov. 2, 2020, Southwest will add new nonstop service once a day (except Sundays) between Nashville and Orange County/Santa Ana, Calif.

The carrier also will offer nonstop service between Ontario, Calif. and Houston (Hobby) once a day (except Saturdays), beginning Nov. 1, 2020.

New Routes for Atlanta and Denver Customers

Effective Dec. 17, 2020, Southwest will add several new nonstop links between cities across the nation:

Phoenix and Memphis, Tenn. – Once daily

Denver and Birmingham, Ala. – Once-daily

Denver and Wichita, Kan. – Once-daily

Denver and Little Rock, Ark. – Once-daily

Atlanta and Oklahoma City – Three roundtrips daily, reestablishing nonstop service previously offered in 2016

Atlanta and Omaha, Neb. – Three roundtrips daily

Atlanta and Louisville, Ky. – Three roundtrips daily, reestablishing nonstop service previously offered in 2014

International Schedule Update

Southwest continues to monitor conditions in 14 international destinations on the carrier’s network map and update operational plans. The carrier currently plans to resume service to Mexico and the Caribbean via Cancun, San Jose del Cabo/Los Cabos, Havana, Montego Bay, and Nassau on July 1, 2020, subject to change. Service to the carrier’s other international destinations will resume pending the easing of government restrictions.

These flights, as well as the carrier’s full schedule, are now available for purchase on Southwest.com.

Steamboat Springs Update

Southwest continues working to publish schedule details for the carrier’s intended service for Steamboat Springs, Colo., through Yampa Valley Regional Airport (HDN).

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This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Specific forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements related to (i) the Company’s network plans and expectations, including factors and assumptions underlying the Company’s plans and expectations; (ii) the Company’s initiatives and related plans and expectations, and related operational and financial expectations, including with respect to Southwest Business, global distribution systems, and related alliances and capabilities; and (iii) the Company’s expectations about the business climate. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current intent, expectations, and projections and are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors that are difficult to predict and that could cause actual results to vary materially from those expressed in or indicated by them. Factors include, among others, (i) the extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the duration, spread, severity, and any recurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the duration and scope of related government orders and restrictions, and the extent of the impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic on overall demand for air travel and the Company’s access to capital; (ii) the impact of fears or actual outbreaks of infectious disease, economic conditions, governmental actions, extreme or severe weather and natural disasters, fears of terrorism or war, actions of competitors, fuel prices, consumer perception, and other factors beyond the Company’s control, on consumer behavior and the Company’s results of operations and business decisions, plans, strategies, and results; (iii) the Company’s dependence on third parties, in particular with respect to global distribution systems, related alliances and capabilities, and the Company’s technology plans and initiatives and the impact on the Company’s operations of any third party delays or non- erformance; and (iv) other factors, as described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the detailed factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10- K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, and in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020.

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