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Southwest Airlines 50 TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
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Southwest Airlines 50 TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

California One visits San Diego in 1995

June 2021 marks Southwest Airlines ’ 50th birthday . The 50th birthday is a chance to reflect on everything we have accomplished over the last five decades and set the tone for what we want to accomplish in the next

SWA Celebrating 20 years in San Diego
50 years . We started out serving just three cities in Texas . We now fly to 122 destinations across the U . S . - adding routes to San Diego in 1982 - and other countries . In 2014 , we began international travel and since the
SWA First Flight into San Diego January 31 1982
start of the pandemic , we have seen enormous growth adding flights to 18 highly desired destinations like Miami , Palm Springs , Santa Barbara , Fresno in the last year . We continue to add relevant destinations for the San Diego community such as nonstop service to the Hawaiian Islands and Norfolk , Virginia . Today , Southwest Airlines claims the title of America ’ s largest domestic airline . We credit this success to our people-centric culture , world famous hospitality , believing that we are not just an airline , we are your neighbor .
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