Advertiser & Editorial Disclosure: The Bulkhead Seat earns an affiliate commission for anyone approved through the links below. This compensation may impact how and where links appear on this site. We work to provide the best publicly available offers to our readers. We frequently update them, but this site does not include all available offers. Opinions, reviews, analyses & recommendations are the author’s alone, and have not been reviewed, endorsed, or approved by any of these entities.
Southwest Airlines announced today that it’s adding its first new route in more than four years. St. Thomas’ Cyril E. King International Airport (STT) will be the Dallas-based carrier’s 14th tropical destination when flights begin in early 2026. This new route is one of three that Southwest plans to share this summer.
The airline currently flies to the following destinations in the Caribbean, Latin America, and Mexico:
- Aruba’s Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA)
- Belize City’s Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport (BZE)
- Cancún International Airport (CUN)
- Grand Cayman’s Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM)
- Havana’s José Martí International Airport (HAV)
- Los Cabos International Airport (SJD)
- Liberia’s Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR)
- Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport (MBJ)
- Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS)
- Providenciales International Airport (PLS)
- Puerto Vallarta’s Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)
- Punta Cana Airport (PUJ)
- San Jose’s Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)
- San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU)
Bob Jordan, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors at Southwest Airlines, said:
We are listening closely to what our Customers want—from new products and loyalty benefits to new destinations. We want to make Southwest Airlines the easy and obvious choice every time, and this is another meaningful step in our ongoing transformation.”
Commissioner Joseph Boschulte of the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism, added:
We are excited at the announcement of new airlift into St. Thomas with Southwest Airlines. As a destination, this expands our accessibility and connectivity to travelers, allowing for seamless and expanded travel opportunities to experience the natural beauty, vibrant culture, and warm hospitality that define the U.S. Virgin Islands.”
Anthony’s Take: Southwest has had a tumultuous year with lots of changes enacted and even more coming. Premium and assigned seating, bag fees, changes to benefits, and more have made Southwest seem like a very different airline. It’s good to see it growing its route network, but we’ll need to wait and see if any of this will be enough.
(Image Credits: Owen Lystrup via Unsplash and Southwest Airlines.)
User Generated Content Disclosure: The Bulkhead Seat encourages constructive discussions, comments, and questions. Responses are not provided by or commissioned by any bank advertisers. These responses have not been reviewed, approved, or endorsed by the bank advertiser. It is not the responsibility of the bank advertiser to respond to comments.
Advertiser & Editorial Disclosure: The Bulkhead Seat earns an affiliate commission for anyone approved through the links above This compensation may impact how and where links appear on this site. We work to provide the best publicly available offers to our readers. We frequently update them, but this site does not include all available offers. Opinions, reviews, analyses & recommendations are the author’s alone, and have not been reviewed, endorsed, or approved by any of these entities.
