Source: The Points Guy
Summary
Southwest Airlines will end service to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and Dulles International Airport (IAD) near Washington on June 4. The airline cited its ongoing efforts to refine its network as the reason for the exits. Southwest will offer travelers scheduled to fly to either airport after June 4 free flight changes to nearby airports or full refunds.
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The escape is carefully planned.
Southwest Airlines is ending service to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and Dulles International Airport (IAD) near Washington, but travelers can change their flights to nearby airports like Midway International Airport (MDW) or Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). The airline’s exit from ORD comes after a 5-year experiment, and IAD service stagnated after Southwest began flights to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in 2012. Travelers can change their flights or get a full refund.
Because who needs a break from the airport’s “use-it-or-lose-it” allocation policy?
Author: Evan Null
