In a month that’s seen Southwest airlines dropping airports and limiting hiring in response to poor financial reports, a representative on Tuesday said business was good three years into service at the Colorado Springs Airport.

Vice President and Chief Sales Officer Dave Harvey said that the airline, which expanded to Colorado Springs in 2021, is seeing promising demand in the new market. He said in general new airports in the Southwest service network take three to five years to “mature” as customers become aware and start to take advantage of new flights.

In what Harvey said was a response to demand, Southwest recently announced the addition of a nonstop flight to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, starting June 4.

“We’re not changing,” he said. “We’re growing.”

Colorado Springs Airport has seen a rise in enplanements — the number of people boarding planes in the airport — since the end of the pandemic. The figure reached a near quarter-century high last year with more than 1 million flyers. According to the airport, February saw a 20% increase in enplanements over 2023.

A total of six airlines currently operate out of Colorado Springs Airport.

Harvey said the entire Front Range market including Colorado Springs remains “durable” with a reliable stream of both business and leisure flyers. Denver International Airport serves as the airline’s western hub, with expanded flights also coming this summer.

That stands in contrast to the airline’s recent spate of financial turmoil and contraction. The airline announced last week the withdrawal of service to four airports and limited hiring after first quarter losses.

The cutbacks also come amid issues at Southwest’s manufacturer Boeing, which is experiencing production delays after an Alaskan Airlines passenger flight made an emergency landing when a panel blew out in January.

Despite regional success, Southwest’s recent fleet issues may affect the airline’s long-term expansion planning, according to Harvey.

According to The AP, Southwest is only expected to receive 20 of the 46 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets it ordered this year. Harvey said while the production delays would not likely affect flights in Colorado Springs, Boeing issues create uncertainty.

“There is a little bit of unknowns in the fleet plan we’re working with as we go into 2025,” he said.

That corresponds to the airline’s plan for the next year, with no further expansions likely in store for Colorado Springs until after March 2025.

Harvey did say that the Southwest would be watching the success of the new Baltimore route for future planning locally, and that the company’s expansion plans are “flexible” to meet strong demand. Potential other nonstop flights Harvey mentioned include Orlando, the Bay Area and Nashville, Tenn.