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Southwest to SXM in 2018?
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02/20/2017 01:21 PM
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Interesting article here.
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Re: Southwest to SXM in 2018?
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02/20/2017 01:24 PM
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I think this would be a very positive thing for many people, IF it happens.
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Re: Southwest to SXM in 2018?
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02/20/2017 01:48 PM
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More competition is always a good thing! Sounds like if it happens, there will be a nonstop from FLL, which is certainly a good thing and hopefully will reduce AA's prices from Miami. So I will maybe have two choices of places I can drive 3.5 hours to, for a nonstop. I guess we will never get a nonstop from either Tampa or Orlando, <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" /> but if it reduces AA's prices from Miami, that will be a marvelous thing!
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Re: Southwest to SXM in 2018?
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02/20/2017 07:12 PM
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They fly nonstop to Tampa and Orlando and not Ft Lauderdale from Providence? I am hoping for Tampa or Orlando, but it probably won't happen in my lifetime. Years ago, when we lived outside Washington DC, we flew nonstop from BWI once. And then US Air stopped the flight. And the year that we moved down here, United started a weekly nonstop from Washington Dulles. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" /> I think we are always destined to drive a minimum of three hours for a non stop flight!
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Re: Southwest to SXM in 2018?
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02/20/2017 11:22 PM
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Jetblue from FLL is coming as well.. Source
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Re: Southwest to SXM in 2018?
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02/21/2017 09:02 AM
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boucharda said:...
I believe BWI will be the main East Coast N/S to SXM airport....and FLL will be the SXM route choice but Orlando is also a possibility as it is a crew base airport like BWI....
Does BWI now fly NS to SXM do you know? Or is this future prediction?
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Re: Southwest to SXM in 2018?
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There are currently no nonstops from BWI Airport to SXM, on any airline. The only nonstop to SXM from the DC area is United on the weekends (only), in high season. boucharda said that he thinks that BWI will be the east coast hub for Southwest flights to SXM. If Jet Blue does start flying nonstop from FLL to SXM, it sure would be nice if SW comes into Orlando and does a nonstop from there, but I'm not holding my breath on either.
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Re: Southwest to SXM in 2018?
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02/21/2017 11:37 AM
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BWI?? Uhmn, yes. BWI is a HUGE airport. They get many international flights per day.
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Re: Southwest to SXM in 2018?
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ARC said: My vote is for HOU (Houston Hobby), new International terminal. A lot of flights to the Caribbean now on Southwest. now THAT would be nice <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Clapping.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Southwest to SXM in 2018?
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02/21/2017 05:24 PM
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jazzgal said: Not sure why you think Orlando is a possibility? Article clearly states SW is building a five-gate international terminal in FLL which is a "key factor in ensuring Southwest could expand its international prospects to St. Maarten in 2018." I said "possibility" and ANY airport would fit that category. MCO is a crew base and has international gates so that would put them above a bunch BUT, as I also said, FLL is the main probability I believe BWI will be the main East Coast N/S to SXM airport....[color:"red"]and FLL will be the SXM route choice[/color] but Orlando is also a possibility as it is a crew base airport like BWI
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Re: Southwest to SXM in 2018?
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02/21/2017 05:29 PM
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Gotta say, I'm praying for a nonstop from Tampa or Orlando, either one of which is 90 minutes from me. AT this point, I am still very thankful for the nonstop from Miami, which is still 3.5 hours from me. People from the US Northeast have it pretty good with regard to getting to SXM...
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Re: Southwest to SXM in 2018?
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beachpeople said: Tough to get a direct flight to anywhere from Islip anymore, except Florida. I really can't see Southwest going direct to SXM, but I guess we can hope. Unless you are near a hub city (and a large one at that), the chance of any non-stop flight is minimal. Islip is 3X the size of Dayton Oh and I KNOW there is not a chance of a non-stop from DAY.
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Re: Southwest to SXM in 2018?
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Right. With some small exceptions, airlines these days fly nonstop flights between their hubs on bigger planes, and then smaller planes to the smaller destinations.
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Re: Southwest to SXM in 2018?
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Carol_Hill said: Right. With some small exceptions, airlines these days fly nonstop flights between their hubs on bigger planes, and then smaller planes to the smaller destinations. Hi Carol, You are exactly correct. One of the ways Southwest keeps its fares low is by operating one type of aircraft - the Boeing 737. There are different varients like the 737-200, 737-400, etc., but they all are varients of the same type and have common aircrew and maintenance training requirements and proceedures so all employees can work on all their aircraft. This was part of their plan for success, along with focusing on making flying easier for their customers with free bag check and no reserved seats... What makes their expansion into the Caribbean market possible now is the purchase of newer streched 737-xxx models with greater range. Their acquisition of a rival carrier a few years that flew a different type of aircraft caused a "disturbance in the force" for a while but they are moving beyond that now...
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Re: Southwest to SXM in 2018?
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02/23/2017 01:33 PM
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Bill_S said: This was part of their plan for success, along with focusing on making flying easier for their customers with free bag check and no reserved seats... Sorry, Bill, in no way does their 'no reserved seats' policy make flying easier for their customers. It probably makes things easier for SW. Their customers, not so much..
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Re: Southwest to SXM in 2018?
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02/23/2017 04:17 PM
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It's like you're back in elementary school or something. Definitely NOT for the convenience of the flying public.
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Re: Southwest to SXM in 2018?
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02/23/2017 04:34 PM
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And that was my point, to Bill S's statement that non assigned seats is to the traveler's benefit, which there is no way that it is.
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Re: Southwest to SXM in 2018?
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03/01/2017 09:42 PM
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I hate to disagree with Carol, but BWI is not a major international airport. It is my preferred airport and is a good sized airport with lots of domestic flights. They are working on expanding their international footprint. That may be another reason Southwest may be waiting until 2018. I cannot wait for direct flights to SXM from BWI. I have non-stop flights to and from Punta Cana later this month. Yea!
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