Tag: Southwest Airlines
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Collaboration and cooperation highlighted in annual State of the State
Following the conclusion of the 2021 legislative session, the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual 2021 State of the State and highlighted how the local business community engaged with the policy made this session. Gov. Jared Polis, the chamber’s outgoing President and CEO Kelly Brough and officials from Xcel Energy and Southwest Airlines…
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Colorado Springs hotel occupancy increases for first time in 16 months
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs hotels sold more rooms than a year earlier last month for the first time in 16 months, but only because the COVID-19 pandemic had already triggered many convention cancellations in March 2020. The 53.9% occupancy rate in March was the highest since October…
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Colorado Springs hotel occupancy falls to lowest level since at least 1986
Last year was the most difficult year for Colorado Springs hotels and those across the state since at least 1986 as the COVID-19 pandemic hammered the travel industry, according to the Rocky Mountain Lodging Report. Local hotels filled just half of their rooms in 2020 as many full-service hotels, including The Broadmoor and Cheyenne Mountain…
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Loss of U.S. Space Command a ‘missed opportunity’ for Colorado Springs; what next?
John Suthers has plenty of economic development wins as mayor — a massive Amazon distribution center and Southwest Airlines expanding to Colorado Springs to name two — but he called the loss of the U.S. Space Command to Huntsville, Ala., his biggest setback. “We haven’t had a whole lot of economic development bad news, but…
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Southwest Airlines plans to furlough 556 in Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Low-fare giant Southwest Airlines Thursday notified the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment that it plans to furlough 556 first officers, flight attendants and customer service, provision and ramp agents at Denver International Airport on April 1. The Dallas-based carrier said it filed notices Thursday…
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Southwest to begin 13 daily Colorado Springs flights to 5 cities in March
Southwest Airlines’ plans for Colorado Springs are no longer a mystery. The low-fare giant announced last week that it would expand to Colorado Springs, but offered no details. But on Wednesday, it outlined its plans: 13 daily nonstop flights from Colorado Springs to five cities starting March 11. The Dallas-based carrier will offer four daily…
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BUSINESS | Southwest Airlines comes to Colorado Springs
Greg Phillips, aviation director for the city of Colorado Springs, and Lexi Muller, community outreach lead for regional partnerships for Southwest Airlines in Colorado, discuss Southwest plans to begin 13 flights March 11 from Colorado Springs to Chicago’s Midway International Airport, Dallas Love Field Airport Denver International Airport, Las Vegas and Phoenix. (Video by Wayne…
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Southwest Airlines to expand to Colorado Springs after decades of courting
Southwest Airlines announced Thursday it will expand service to the Colorado Springs Airport, ending decades of courting by city officials to bring the nation’s largest carrier to southern Colorado. The Dallas-based airline said it would start flying to Colorado Springs in the first half of next year, but didn’t say how many flights it would offer…
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Southwest Airlines adds flights to mountain towns
Southwest Airlines is adding more flights to hot-spot mountain towns this winter so travelers can get to the slopes a little quicker. The Dallas-based company announced that Montrose Regional Airport, which is a 90-minute car ride to Telluride, has been added to its network of airports across the country. In February, Southwest announced it would…