Southwest to Add Seasonal Nonstop Flight from Syracuse

By Rick Moriarty

Source syracuse.com (TNS)

Dec. 9, 2021

Syracuse, N.Y. — Southwest Airlines is adding a third destination to its service from Syracuse Hancock International Airport.

The low-cost carrier announced Wednesday that it will launch seasonal, nonstop service from Syracuse to Tampa, Florida, in the spring. The carrier will operate the weekly, Saturday-only service starting April 30, 2022.

Southwest’s service to Tampa International Airport will increase Hancock’s existing nonstop service to the Tampa area. Frontier has offered seasonal nonstop service to Tampa since 2018. Allegiant has offered nonstop flights to nearby St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport since 2013.

“We are of course thrilled to see Southwest Airlines increase their footprint here at SYR,” Jason Terreri, executive director of Syracuse Regional Airport Authority, said in a statement. “This seasonal service will provide our leisure and business travelers increased options to quickly – and affordably – make the trip from SYR directly to Tampa in a matter of a few hours.”

Southwest entered the Syracuse market last month, offering three nonstop flights a week to Baltimore and seasonal nonstop service to Orlando, Florida.

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