Southwest this week announced a slew of new flights and temporary routes for events this autumn, including college and professional football games.
The carrier on Tuesday released its full, expanded schedule for the college football season, which starts later this month. Temporary connections and additional flights on existing routes will operate on the days preceding and following the games, Southwest said.
The complete schedule is:
Baylor vs. Auburn, Sept. 5 in Atlanta: Dallas Love Field-Atlanta increased service
Arizona State at Texas A&M, Sept. 12: Phoenix-Houston increased service
Ohio State at Texas, Sept. 12: Cleveland-Austin, Texas, new service; Columbus, Ohio-Austin increased service
Oklahoma at Michigan, Sept. 12: Oklahoma City-Detroit new service
Florida State at Alabama, Sept. 19: Tampa, Florida-Birmingham, Alabama, increased service
LSU at Ole Miss, Sept. 19: Dallas-Memphis, Tennessee, increased service; Houston-Memphis increased service
Oklahoma at Georgia: Oklahoma City-Atlanta new service
Sam Houston at Texas Tech, Sept. 26: Austin-Lubbock, Texas, increased service; Dallas-Lubbock increased service; Houston-Lubbock increased service
Texas at Tennessee, Sept. 26: Austin-Knoxville, Tennessee, new service; Dallas-Knoxville increased service
Texas A&M at LSU, Sept. 26: Austin-New Orleans increased service; Dallas-New Orleans increased service
Utah State at Boise State, Oct. 3: Oakland-Boise, Idaho, increased service; Sacramento-Boise increased service; San Jose, California-Boise increased service
LSU at Kentucky, Oct. 10: New Orleans-Louisville, Kentucky, increased service
Nebraska at Oregon, Oct. 17: Omaha-Eugene, Oregon, new service
Kentucky at Oklahoma, Oct. 17: Louisville-Oklahoma City new service
Florida at Texas, Oct. 17: Tampa-Austin increased service
Texas A&M at Alabama, Oct. 24: Dallas-Birmingham increased service; Houston-Birmingham increased service
Ole Miss at Texas, Oct. 24: Memphis-Austin increased service
Oklahoma at Florida, Nov. 7: Oklahoma City-Jacksonville, Florida, new service
Texas at LSU, Nov. 14: Austin-New Orleans increased service; Dallas-New Orleans increased service
Tennessee at Texas A&M, Nov. 14: Nashville, Tennessee-Austin increased service; Nashville-Houston increased service; Knoxville-Austin new service
Ohio State at Nebraska, Nov. 21: Columbus-Omaha new service
SMU at Notre Dame, Nov. 21: Dallas-Chicago Midway increased service
Southwest did not release a similarly detailed schedule for the NFL season but said it will serve around 19 matchups. The airline said it will operate some city pairs that are not on its regular schedule, including Minneapolis/St. Paul and New Orleans; Kansas City and Seattle; Miami and Boston; Cleveland and New Orleans; and Milwaukee and Boston.
Southwest also said it will add flights for volleyball games in Omaha, Nebraska (late August and early September); music festivals in Columbus and Las Vegas (both during the weekend of Sept. 19); a hot air balloon festival in Albuquerque, New Mexico (October); Austin City Limits Music Festival (October); and a half-marathon in Orlando, Florida (October).
Tickets for the special event flights are now available for purchase.