Earlier this week, it was announced that Southwest/Airtran was *adding* routes from San Antonio to Mexico City and Cancun. Airtran will be the “airline” that services those routes.

Yes, Airtran will grow into some routes.

Fares aren’t announced until regulatory approval is gained. I do wonder if Southwest plans to use the Airtran entity for international expansion. But I wonder about a lot of things when it comes to Southwest lately. Like when are they going to introduce a reservations system that doesn’t require a handcrank?

Those routes are curious to me. Southwest already has its codeshare into Mexico with Volaris but that connection is focused on the West Coast area and it offers flights from the US to Guadalajara with connections onward.

The Mexico City and Cancun flights are smarter flights. Particularly smart from San Antonio. And don’t be one bit surprised to see one added to Monterrey in the near future.

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