Allegiant Air, an ultra low-cost carrier, has had a monopoly on the Fresno to Vegas route ever since. An average of around 100,000 passengers per year flew between Fresno and Vegas in the years leading up to 2011, when US Airways pulled almost all of its non-hub flying out of Las Vegas (SkyWest pulled out of the route for the same reasons a couple of years later). For most of the late 2000’s, three airlines flew between Fresno and Vegas, including SkyWest (United Express), America West (US Airways), and Allegiant Air. The most compelling reason for this is the history of strong demand between Fresno and Las Vegas. Las Vegas is the most likely destination for Southwest from Fresno. So, let’s take a look at possible destinations Southwest will serve when it begins flying to Fresno in mid-2021. It’s also likely that Southwest will offer more than one destination from Fresno in its initial offerings Southwest serves multiple destinations from nearly all of the airports it has a presence at. Southwest began service to Palm Springs with 5 flights per day, and is beginning service in Jackson, MS with 6 flights per day Fresno would likely follow a similar pattern. It’s also fairly likely that Southwest will initially offer 5-8 flights per day from Fresno. The only detail that Southwest gave about its new service to Fresno is that it will begin in “the second quarter of 2021.” It’s fairly likely that the first flights will start in late May or early June this will give Southwest time to ramp-up service before the summer travel season, which is usually the busiest time of the year for airlines (but could be muted this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic).
Courtesy of Southwest Airlines What The First Southwest Flights Will Look Like
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