Southwest adds 1 new route, resumes 31 seasonal routes in schedule extension

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Nebraska's biggest city is getting a new nonstop connection to South Florida's sunny beaches.

On Jan. 13, Southwest Airlines will begin Saturday-only nonstop flights between Omaha's Eppley Airfield (OMA) and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) in South Florida.

That was the only new route announced Thursday as Southwest extended its booking schedule through March 6. The carrier's schedule extension typically includes numerous new routes, but the seasonal Nebraska-Florida route was the only one it announced this time around.

While Thursday's extension may have been light on new routes, Southwest is bringing back more than 30 seasonal routes that had been slated to return for its winter schedule.

Cities seeing the biggest bumps in the return of seasonal routes include Southwest destinations in Florida, as well as at its bases in Dallas, Houston and Nashville.

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The full schedule of seasonal route resumptions is listed below.

Boise Airport (BOI)

Long Beach, California: Sunday-only service begins Jan. 14
San Diego: Sunday-only service begins Jan. 14

Dallas Love Field (DAL)

Fort Myers, Florida: Daily service resumes Jan. 8
Norfolk, Virginia: Sunday-only service begins Jan. 14
Palm Springs, California: Daily service resumes Jan. 8
Louisville, Kentucky: Daily service resumes Jan. 14

Denver International Airport (DEN)

Bellingham, Washington: Saturday-only service begins Jan. 13

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL)

Albany, New York: Saturday-Sunday service begins Jan. 13
Hartford, Connecticut: Saturday-only service begins Jan. 13
Louisville, Kentucky: Sunday-only service begins Jan. 14
Phoenix: Saturday-Sunday service begins Jan. 1

William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)

Amarillo, Texas: Sunday-only service begins Jan. 14
Charlotte: Sunday-only service begins Jan. 14
Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina: Saturday-Sunday service begins Jan. 13
Long Beach, California: Saturday-Sunday service begins Jan. 13
Philadelphia: Sunday-only service begins Jan. 14

Nashville International Airport (BNA)

Omaha, Nebraska: Saturday-Sunday service begins Jan. 13
Orange County/John Wayne Airport, California: Sunday-only service begins Jan. 14
Salt Lake City: Saturday-Sunday service begins Jan. 13

Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW)

Buffalo: Saturday-Sunday service begins Jan. 13
Grand Rapids, Michigan: Saturday-only service begins Jan. 13
Louisville, Kentucky: Saturday-Sunday service begins Jan. 13
Providence, Rhode Island: Saturday-Sunday service begins Jan. 13
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: Saturday-only service begins Jan. 13

Tampa International Airport (TPA)

Cleveland: Saturday-Sunday service begins Jan. 13
Minneapolis-St. Paul: Saturday-only service begins Jan. 13

Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Cincinnati: Saturday-Sunday service begins Jan. 13
Detroit: Saturday-Sunday service begins Jan. 13
Minneapolis-St. Paul: Five-times-weekly service begins Jan. 13

Portland International Airport (PDX)

Long Beach, California: Sunday-only service begins Jan. 14
Ontario, California: Sunday-only service begins Jan. 14

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