Southwest Airlines announced Saturday that flights from Columbus to Atlanta and returning flights will be added to accommodate Ohio State fans.

Southwest Airlines is bulking up its flights between Ohio and Atlanta in advance of next week’s College Football National Championship game between Ohio State and Notre Dame.

Southwest Airlines (LUV)’ cost-cutting is taking off in a big way. The seventh-largest airline in the world by revenue said it would pause corporate hiring and promotions and suspend most summer internships.

Southwest Airlines announced Saturday, Jan 11, that it added one nonstop flight from Indianapolis International Airport (IND) to Atlanta on Jan. 19 that will leave at 12 p.m., for a total of three nonstop flights, to get fans to the College Football Playoff National Championship game.

As a winter storm moves through metro Atlanta, many travelers with flights scheduled for today are worried about getting out of town.

Planning to travel to Atlanta to cheer on the Ohio State University Buckeyes for the National Championship game? Southwest Airlines announced Saturday the airline would add more flights from ...

Specialty flights are a relatively new strategy for Indianapolis airport executives and airlines. But the results are already paying off.

Aviation analytics firm Cirium said 2024 marked a “historic milestone in global aviation”, with the highest number of passenger seats available on flights in a single year. Airlines offered 5.85 billion seats on scheduled flights worldwide, exceeding the previous record of 5.72 billion seats set in 2019 by 2%.

Southwest Airlines will launch its partnership with Icelandair in February and plans to expand its international gateways to Denver and Nashville.

While the initial fine was $325,000, the DOT warned that if Frontier Airlines continues to chronically delay flights, the penalty will double.

Overall, North American airlines recorded a higher on-time arrival rate in 2024 at 76.37% compared with 74.45% in 2023. It was a notable feat in a year plagued by supply chain shortages tied to the Boeing machinist strike and overall human capital levels falling behind pre-pandemic numbers in the aviation industry.