Southwest Airlines is extending its flight schedule into early next summer and introducing new destinations from its Nashville hub. The airline, which usually releases its schedule eight months in advance, has just released its booking calendar through June 4, 2025, announced Wednesday. With the schedule update, the carrier has announced several key updates across its network. For starters, the carrier will expand significantly out of Nashville International Airport (BNA), which has been one of Southwest's fastest-growing hubs and newest crew bases. Starting April 8, 2025, the carrier will begin daily service from Nashville to Albuquerque, Jackson, and Tulsa; as well as up to 6x weekly flights to Providence and up to 5x weekly flights to Albany. In addition, the airline will offer “intra-Tennessee service for the first time” with its brand-new, once-daily service from Nashville to Memphis. “The new flights will boost Southwest’s scheduled presence in Nashville to an all-time high of 174 Sunday departures in April and May 2025,” the airline wrote in a statement. The new route announcement comes as the airline is undergoing notable changes, as Southwest will introduce its first-ever overnight flights to its network next February. With today’s announcement, the airline shared a few more routes that will see redeye service — flights from Honolulu to Las Vegas and Phoenix, Kona to Las Vegas, and Maui to Las Vegas and Phoenix will be offered as red-eyes starting April 8, 2025.
This Semi-private Carrier Is Adding a New Way to Get to Las Vegas
20.09.2024 - 16:33 / travelandleisure.com / Alex Wilcox
Semi-private air carrier JSX is launching a new route to Las Vegas, making it easier to connect to Sin City for the fall.
Starting Oct. 1, the carrier will fly between Taos, New Mexico and Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport (LAS), JSX confirmed to Travel + Leisure. The new route will be seasonal and available through Dec. 8.
This marks the third flight to Taos after JSX relaunched service to the popular town over the summer from both Dallas and the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) in the Denver area. Both routes were scheduled to stop at the end of the month, but have each been extended through the 2024/2025 winter season.
“JSX, at its core, is about increasing access to air travel and our return to Taos does just that,” JSX CEO Alex Wilcox told T+L. “It’s our true pleasure to bring customers to places where large network airlines can’t go, like Taos, where the best of arts and culture become more attainable than ever before.”
The carrier will plan to operate the new Las Vegas flights two days per week on Fridays and Sundays for an easy weekend getaway. To start, travelers can book for as low as $209 each way for roundtrip fares. In addition to Taos, JSX flies to Las Vegas from several other popular West Coast cities, including Los Angeles, Oakland, Scottsdale, and the Denver area.
Beyond these routes, JSX — voted the best U.S. Airline by T+L readers — operates semi-private flights to states across the United States, including New York and Florida on the East Coast. The airline operates a fleet of 48 Embraer ERJ family aircraft with 30 seats each.
Once on board, passengers are treated to free Wi-Fi from SpaceX’s Starlink, two checked bags (including oversize items like skis or golf bags), free cocktails, and more. And as an added bonus, travelers who fly semi-private are able to arrive at the terminal just 20 to 45 minutes before their flight.
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