The nonstop flights will be available each week on Tuesdays and Fridays. “People in this community won’t stop talking about how we need service to Austin.” “It’s here by popular demand,” Mora said. The flight to the Texas city has been on the community’s most-wanted list for years, said Marily Mora, president and CEO of the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority. The flights start on April 10 and Frontier is offering a $49 special fare for travelers who book today. Reno-Tahoe International Airport is adding a slice of Texas to its list of destinations.įrontier announced on Thursday that it will start nonstop service twice a week to Austin, Texas. By the end of 2021 it will offer 36 direct connections, including those to Nassau (NAS) in the Bahamas Liberia (LIR) in Costa Rica San Juan (SJU) in Puerto Rico Punta Cana (PUJ) in the Dominican Republic and San Jose del Cabo (SJD), Cancun (CUN) and Puerto Vallarta (PVR) in Mexico.Watch Video: Winning big: Tesla, Google and Reno-Tahoe's latest economic development wins The second major carrier in Austin is American Airlines which will have a 28.1% ASK share by March 2022. As we celebrate 44 years of Southwest’s operations in Austin, we are grateful for their continued investment and confidence in the future of AUS”, she added.
«As Austin and its airport continue to grow, we are pleased to welcome these new and expanded services to Central Texas,» said Jacqueline Yaft, AUS chief executive officer. 7 and Pittsburgh (PIT), which will begin Nov. Previously the carrier announced a direct connection between Austin and Oklahoma (OKC) that will begin operating beginning Oct. On the same day, weekly seasonal flights operated every Saturday between:Īustin and Destin / Fort Walton Beach (VPS) Nuevo destinos desde Austin (AUS) de Southwest/New destinations from Austin (AUS) by Southwest.
More Beach destinationsīeginning March 12, 2022, Southwest plans to start new international service between Austin and Puerto Vallarta (PVR), Mexico, subject to necessary government approvals, adding to San Jose del Cabo (SJD) and Cancun (CUN).
Image: Tomás Del Coro – Wikimedia Commons New destinationsīeginning March 10, 2022, the schedule includes daily nonstop service between:Īustin and Columbus (CMH), Ohio (will also operate during peak vacation travel periods in 2021)Īustin and Midland / Odessa (MAF), Texas (previously flew nonstop in 2009)Īustin and Ontario (ONT), California. In total, Southwest will now offer nonstop service between Austin and 46 destinations with up to 105 departures per day, representing 28.9% of capacity offered in ASK (seat-kilometers) by March 2022, according to the Cirium platform.