Southwest Airlines adds three more cities: Myrtle Beach, Eugene, Bellingham
Southwest Airlines isn’t letting up on its plans to woo travelers eager to vacation again after the coronavirus pandemic.
The airline, which carries more domestic passengers than any U.S. carrier, told employees it plans to begin service to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Eugene, Oregon; and Bellingham, Washington, a gateway to Vancouver, British Columbia, in Canada.
The move comes less than a week after Southwest announced new flights to Bozeman, Montana, and Destin-Fort Walton Beach in the Florida Panhandle.
Southwest typically adds one or two new destinations a year at most, and 2021 will now see at least 12with the latest additions. Southwest has announced or begun service to 17 new airports since the pandemic began.
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Southwest did not reveal routes or start dates for the new service beyond saying it plans to begin flights to Myrtle Beach this summer and Eugene and Bellingham in the second half of the year.
Southwest CEO Gary Kelly told employees the airline has its eye on Bellingham in anticipation of the reopening of the border with Canada. Allegiant Air and Alaska Airlines already serve Bellingham International Airport.
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