Tag: southwest airlines
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International flight to Cancun returns at Colorado Springs Airport
Service to Cancun, Mexico, returns next week from Colorado Springs Airport, once again offering international travelers the opportunity to skip the trip to Denver. The nonstop flight between Colorado Springs and Cancun, through Southwest Airlines, returns on select Saturdays from November through April: Nov. 22 and 29; Dec. 20 and 27; Jan. 3; March 7,…
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From mountains to beaches: Colorado Springs Airport’s first international flight takes off
A plane at the Colorado Springs Airport took to the skies Saturday afternoon, becoming the first in what aviation officials hope will be many to land its passengers in Cancun, Mexico — the first international flight offered at the airport. Passengers getting ready for their flight were greeted with tables of Mexican cuisine and a…
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Southwest flight to Florida makes emergency landing in Colorado Springs Monday night
A Southwest Airlines flight from Denver to Tampa was diverted to the Colorado Springs Airport Monday evening due to what officials are calling mechanical issues on the plane, according to the Colorado Springs Airport. Southwest flight 1070 from Denver International Airport departed the airport north of Colorado Springs just after 7 p.m. Monday. The plane…
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Southwest Airlines VP talks Colorado Springs Airport service expansions
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…
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Colorado Springs Airport passenger numbers soar to 13-year high
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With a continued boost from Southwest Airlines, travel bounced backed in a big way in June at the Colorado Springs Airport, pushing passenger numbers to a 13-year high of nearly 100,000. The 99,478 passengers boarding outbound flights were the most since 100,514 passengers left the airport…
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Colorado Springs Airport passenger numbers soar to 13-year high
With a continued boost from Southwest Airlines, travel bounced backed in a big way in June at the Colorado Springs Airport, pushing passenger numbers to a 13-year high of nearly 100,000. The 99,478 passengers boarding outbound flights were the most since 100,514 passengers left the airport in July 2008 and 9½ times the number boarding flights…
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Passenger screening volumes at Colorado Springs Airport expected to continue growing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Crowds moving through the security checkpoint at the Colorado Springs Airport are expected to continue growing for the rest of the summer, according to officials from the airport and the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. Passenger screening numbers are now more than 25% higher than during…
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Passenger screening volumes at Colorado Springs Airport expected to continue growing
Crowds moving through the security checkpoint at the Colorado Springs Airport are expected to continue growing for the rest of the summer, according to officials from the airport and the U.S. Transportation Security Administration. Passenger screening numbers are now more than 25% higher than during the same period in 2019 and are expected to continue…
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Southwest pushes passenger numbers at Colorado Springs Airport to 13-month high
The arrival of Southwest Airlines at the Colorado Springs Airport last month pushed passenger numbers to the highest level since before the COVID-19 pandemic slowed air travel, the airport announced Wednesday. The 57,758 passengers on outbound flights in March surged 67% from March 2020, when the pandemic cut passenger numbers by more than 25,000 from…
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Colorado Springs hotel occupancy increases for first time in 16 months
Colorado Springs hotels sold more rooms than a year earlier last month for the first time in 16 months, but only because the COVID-19 pandemic had already triggered many convention cancellations in March 2020. The 53.9% occupancy rate in March was the highest since October and up from 38.8% in March 2020, the first year-over-year…