COLORADO NEWS

Southwest Airlines is pulling the plug on three direct flights out of Denver, including a popular vacation spot

May 1, 2024, 4:13 PM | Updated: May 2, 2024, 12:02 pm

I feel like every time I write something about Southwest Airlines these days, it’s bad news. Here we go again.

Southwest announced that it would no longer serve four airports starting in August. This includes three airports that currently have direct flights to and from Denver International Airport.

The following airports will no longer have any Southwest flights landing or departing starting in August:

  • Bellingham International Airport in Bellingham, Wash.
  • George Bush International Airport in Houston, Texas
  • Cozumel International Airport in Cozumel, Mexico
  • Syracuse Hancock International Airport in Syracuse, N.Y.

The only one of these that Denver did not fly to directly was Syracuse. The other three airports all had at least one nonstop flight to and from the airport per week.

The good news is Bellingham is the only flight that isn’t offered on any other airline out of DIA. The other destinations have direct flights out of DIA offered by other airlines. Also, Southwest will still offer direct service to Houston, you’ll just have to fly to and from William P. Hobby Airport.

Denver International Airport spot named the best airport restaurant in America

Flight canceled or delayed at Denver International Airport? Airlines will now have to issue refunds

Colorado News

Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post via Getty Images...

Shawn Patrick

Casa Bonita opens up new reservations for Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is in just over a week and it’s on a Saturday this year, so if you don’t have dinner reservations yet, you might be left with very few […]

21 hours ago

(Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)...

Shawn Patrick

Wyoming natives Ian Munsick and Ned LeDoux set date at Colorado’s Red Rocks

Sure, Colorado and Wyoming have a friendly rivalry, but when it comes to music, it’s all love. So two of Wyoming’s best are headed to play at Colorado’s best this […]

21 hours ago

Colorado 411...

Shawn Patrick

Have you seen the giant metal cone in someone’s truck bed driving around Colorado?

Regardless of how you feel about what they’re protesting, there is no doubt that if you want to be heard, driving around a truck that has a humongous metal structure […]

21 hours ago

Photo by Shane Anthony Sinclair/Getty Images...

Shawn Patrick

Noah Kahan will head to Denver for stadium show in August

Some call it country, others think of it more as folk or Americana, but regardless of the genre, Noah Kahan has become a superstar, and he’s coming to play a […]

22 hours ago

(Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images for Discovery, Inc.)...

Big Mic

Colorado dog to be featured in Puppy Bowl

Bo Nix may not be going to the Big Game this year, but Colorado’s own pup Nix will be representing our state in the Puppy Bowl! This year will be […]

1 day ago

Rocky Mountain Memories...

Shawn Patrick

DIA plans to spend $11.75 million on tunnel cleaning

You’ve heard all the conspiracy theories about Denver International Airport, but this could add to them a little. Why does it cost so much to clean the underground tunnels at […]

4 days ago

Southwest Airlines is pulling the plug on three direct flights out of Denver, including a popular vacation spot