Southwest Airlines Unpublished Multi-stop Flights

lemonkitty · Sat May 16, 2009 5:20 pm

These flights can't be booked on the internet...You will have to call reservations to book these goodies!!! There are many more examples, but I will list two here:

CMH-SEA....7 stops!!! Same plane, no connections...Flight 221...Routing:
CMH-BNA-MCI-OKC-DAL-SAT-SAN-OAK-SEA

SMF-CLE...5 stops!!! Same plane, no connections..Flight 3166..Routing:
SMF-SAN-PHX-TPA-JAX-BNA-CLE

I worked flight 3166 last night and actually had one passenger that was on the entire routing from SMF-CLE..

ooslc · Sat May 16, 2009 5:33 pm

I flew on a plane out of midway last summer. The fa listed the cities it stopped in. It went all the way to the west coast and ended in MCI. It was something like MDW-SLC-GEG-SEA-OAK-SAN-MCI.

DesertAir · Sat May 16, 2009 8:47 pm

I find that often the WN FAs announce the cities that the plane is bound for so those continuing on the flight can be counted. Do pilots and FAs prefer the WN point-to-point flights or the usual hub-spoke-hub system?

lemonkitty · Sun May 17, 2009 6:18 am

I prefer the point-to-point flights myself.

[email protected] · Sun May 17, 2009 10:17 am

Anyone know the minimum one-way fare for CMH-BNA-MCI-OKC-DAL-SAT-SAN-OAK-SEA? I don't wish to phone up from the UK simply to ask that.

lemonkitty · Tue May 26, 2009 6:59 am

Here is another goodie...

MCO-TUS...5 stops!! Same plane, no connection..Flight 753...Routing:

MCO-BWI-MDW-PDX-SMF-LAX-TUS

LK

fxramper · Tue May 26, 2009 3:32 pm

The most torture I've endured was LAX-PHX-ELP-AUS. relieved

skord · Tue May 26, 2009 4:13 pm

OMG!!!! U guys r sooooo lucky!! Geting to fly from A-B via VWXYZ.... we dont have that here in the UK! Sad

lemonkitty · Wed May 27, 2009 11:39 am

And yet another....

DEN-BUF....4 stops!!! Same plane, no connections...Flight 1011..Routing:

DEN-LAX-SMF-PDX-MDW-BUF

LK

HT · Wed May 27, 2009 6:08 pm

Quoting LemonKitty (Reply 5):
MCO-BWI-MDW-PDX-SMF-LAX-TUS

&

Quoting LemonKitty (Reply 8):
DEN-LAX-SMF-PDX-MDW-BUF

And there is no problem with the fact that one actually is backtracking on both examples ?
-HT

lemonkitty · Thu May 28, 2009 12:35 am

No problem at all..Backtracking makes it more fun!!!

LK

flinhion757 · Thu May 28, 2009 1:22 am

Quoting DesertAir (Reply 2):
Do pilots and FAs prefer the WN point-to-point flights or the usual hub-spoke-hub system?

Yeah... My mother is also a WN FA and the whole family vacations on the Nonrev passes. Thats the prefered way, mostly.

Quoting SKORD (Reply 7):
OMG!!!! U guys r sooooo lucky!! Geting to fly from A-B via VWXYZ.... we dont have that here in the UK! Sad Sad

Yah but you olny have A-B-C in UK, thats all the airports there are! Smile

Quoting LemonKitty (Reply 10):
No problem at all..Backtracking makes it more fun!!!

I went LAS-LAX-OAK-STL-HOU-MCI-TUL then drove home to OKC, with 8 people, on Spring Break.

-F757

lemonkitty · Sun May 31, 2009 1:09 am

Yet another...

TUL-PDX..4 stops!! Same plane, no connections..Flight 707..Routing:

TUL-DAL-AUS-ELP-PHX-PDX

LK

lemonkitty · Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:25 pm

Here is another...

SEA-PHL...4 stops!! Same plane, no connections...Flight 311..Routing:

SEA-SJC-LAX-PHX-SAT-PHL

LK

AirframeAS · Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:32 pm

Can we actually do these types of trips? Will Southwest.com let us do it?

Cubsrule · Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:52 pm

Quoting Flinhion757 (Reply 11):
I went LAS-LAX-OAK-STL-HOU-MCI-TUL then drove home to OKC, with 8 people, on Spring Break.

How long did that take? LAS-OKC is "only" a 16 hour drive...

atrude777 · Mon Jun 08, 2009 12:52 am

Quoting AirframeAS (Reply 14):
Can we actually do these types of trips? Will Southwest.com let us do it?

SWA will not book it to you on www.southwest.com

I know as WN employees we could non rev on it and stay on it, especially when we have option of riding 4th.

I remember when we had 4 stops SAN-STL going via PDX, SMF, OAK and LAX something like that, and it was a-500 too! I was so tempted to ride 4th on it all the way! haha

Alex

AirframeAS · Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:10 am

Quoting Atrude777 (Reply 16):
SWA will not book it to you on www.southwest.com

Lame! That could have made WN some money if it was offered. It is something I would do as a fare paying pax.

KBUF · Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:32 am

How about MCO-SFO?

MCO-BWI-BUF-PHX-LAS-SFO (Flt. 199)

brons2 · Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:12 am

I once flew an unpublished OMA-STL-HOU-AUS. That was way better than changing planes.

lemonkitty · Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:01 am

Another goodie for you folks...

Flight 26 ELP-LAX...4 stops!!!!! Routing:

ELP-PHX-LAS-RNO-OAK-LAX

LK

wilco737 · Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:37 am

Quoting LemonKitty (Reply 20):
Flight 26 ELP-LAX...4 stops!!!!! Routing:

ELP-PHX-LAS-RNO-OAK-LAX

That is what I call direct flight. Very good for the environment to make 4 stops just to get from ELP to LAX Yeah sure

wilco737

MEA-707 · Sun Jun 21, 2009 2:50 pm

Quoting AirframeAS (Reply 17):
Lame! That could have made WN some money if it was offered. It is something I would do as a fare paying pax.

Probably they would get more complaints from people who didn't look well at the total travel time when they booked, why the trip takes so long. Also these flights are more expensive. It's also cheaper for them to get people from A to B with the least connections and detours if there are seats available, the multistops come into view when these flights are full or not available.

Cubsrule · Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:03 pm

Quoting WILCO737 (Reply 21):
Very good for the environment to make 4 stops just to get from ELP to LAX

Given that it's not easily bookable, it's more a way to save flight numbers than anything else. It's not a bad way to get from ELP to PHX or from OAK to LAX.

atrude777 · Mon Jun 22, 2009 4:05 am

Quoting DesertAir (Reply 2):
I find that often the WN FAs announce the cities that the plane is bound for so those continuing on the flight can be counted.

Not sure how you mean counted. If you mean for FAA/Passengers boarded for DOT, they are not counted for each segment. It is considered ONE passenger to fly BUF-LAX even though they are stopping in MDW, PHX and LAS.

If I misunderstood then never mind! Silly

JetBlueGuy2006 · Wed Jun 24, 2009 2:44 am

Quoting Atrude777 (Reply 16):
know as WN employees we could non rev on it and stay on it, especially when we have option of riding 4th

If a FA is riding the 4th, do you like them to help out? On Flight 640 yesterday (BWI-DTW) There were the three main FA, and the 4th in a SWA uniform handed out the snacks. I wasn't sure if she was just jumpseating and helping out or if she was actually working.

pitops · Wed Jun 24, 2009 4:45 am

Quoting JetBlueGuy2006 (Reply 25):
If a FA is riding the 4th, do you like them to help out? On Flight 640 yesterday (BWI-DTW) There were the three main FA, and the 4th in a SWA uniform handed out the snacks. I wasn't sure if she was just jumpseating and helping out or if she was actually working.

This happens alot. Even with an employee not in uniform.

atrude777 · Wed Jun 24, 2009 4:46 am

Quoting JetBlueGuy2006 (Reply 25):
If a FA is riding the 4th, do you like them to help out?

Well, ANY employee at WN may ride 4th, not just flight attendants.

Usually we were obligated to at least help pass out the snack/peanuts on the shorter flights to help the F/A pass the drinks out faster.

Typically on longer segments, the crew can handle it.

It is a flight by flight basis, I always offered to help out if I was riding 4th and if they accepted my help I would help if they didn't need it then they didn't.

Quoting JetBlueGuy2006 (Reply 25):
the 4th in a SWA uniform handed out the snacks. I wasn't sure if she was just jumpseating and helping out or if she was actually working.

She could possibly be commuting, or DH if she was in uniform. Either way no she was not part of the active flight crew, but as you noticed was still just helping the crew out.

Alex

71Zulu · Wed Jun 24, 2009 3:53 pm

This WN flight no longer operates the way it did but in the fall of 2007, the routing of flight 2906 was:

PVD-PHL-JAX-TPA-MSY-DAL-ABQ-SAN-SJC

The PVD origin was Saturday only, the other days it started at PHL. This had to be one of the longest multi-stop flights WN ever did.

I don't know if you could have booked the whole thing over the phone back then, but online the longest legs it would let you book was JAX-ABQ and MSY-SJC.

lemonkitty · Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:19 am

I found another one...

MDW-SMF..4 stops!! Flight 3064...Routing:

MDW-SDF-BHM-HOU-PHX-SMF

LK (worked the PHX-SMF leg earlier this evening)

lemonkitty · Sat Jul 11, 2009 3:36 am

And yet another...

MSY-ORF...4 stops!!! Flight 255..Routing:

MSY-HOU-OKC-STL-MDW-ORF

LK (picked up the plane in ORF and worked ORF-BWI-MDW-MSP as another flight number)

lemonkitty · Sat Jul 11, 2009 3:38 am

Oh, and that last post listed flight 255...Just wanted to add that is a 737-500 series aircraft today!!! Gotta love the "Pocket Rockets"!!!!!

LK

lemonkitty · Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:25 am

Another goodie...

JAX-SMF...5 stops!!! Flight 899..Routing:

JAX-ORF-BWI-ABQ-LAS-BUR-SMF

I worked 899 LAS-BUR today..

LK

lemonkitty · Wed Jul 22, 2009 6:42 am

I am trying to add just multi-stop flights that make 4 or more stops, because there are a TON that make 1-3 stops!!

Here is another I spotted today..ELP-OMA..4 stops!! Flight 822..Routing:

ELP-SAT-DAL-ABQ-DEN-OMA..Today operated with N246LV, a 737-7H4

LK (picked up the plane at OMA and continued to LAS as flight 3315 today)

[email protected] · Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:47 am

Hey folks,

I am working in Los Angeles in October and I have a free day on Saturday, 24th October. Do you know of any cool multistop routings for that day that start and end in LAX?

Thanks,

James.

KBUF · Thu Jul 23, 2009 4:33 am

Thanks to the recent incident on this flight, I have another one:

Flight 2294 is routed SFO-LAX-BNA-BWI-BUF.

barney captain · Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:30 am

Lemonkitty,

Seriously, we have always had consecutive numbered flight routings.....this in no way means they are, or ever were, intended as a through flight. At one time we had a flight that went LAX to SAN......via OAK, SEA, BOI, RNO, LAS. Except for round trips between the same city pairs, you could easily have one aircraft keep the same flight number throughout it's entire day - and end up right back where it started. But it's still not a through flight.

lrdc9 · Tue Jul 28, 2009 1:43 am

Are these in fact bookable via SWA Reservations number? Confused

If so has anyone called up and found out how much? Big grin

flinhion757 · Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:48 pm

Quoting Lrdc9 (Reply 37):

Ive been told that is the cheapest way to fly WN. I dont know for sure?
confused

-F757

lemonkitty · Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:41 am

Found two more goodies for you multi-stop enthusiasts!!!

Flight 521..BWI-IND...3 stops!!! Routing:

BWI-SLC-LAS-PHX-IND

Flight 36..HRL-PHX...4 stops!! Routing:

HRL-HOU-DAL-LBB-LAS-PHX

Enjoy!!!

LK

lemonkitty · Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:44 am

Quoting Barney Captain (Reply 36):
Seriously, we have always had consecutive numbered flight routings.....this in no way means they are, or ever were, intended as a through flight.

Barney Barney Barney...Even though they were not INTENDED to be through flights, they are INDEED through flights and revenue and non-revenue folks have all experienced them...Especially the multi-stop enthusiasts among us!!!

LK

September11 · Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:08 pm

I miss the old days of point-to-point flights ...

lemonkitty · Wed Aug 12, 2009 4:21 am

Another one I worked part of today...

SFO-STL...5 stops!! Flight 198..Routing:

SFO-SAN-PHX-ELP-SAT-HOU-STL

And YES Barney Captain...We actually had 2 passengers that were on that flight from SFO-STL!!! I worked ELP-SAT-HOU-STL tonight...

LK

September11 · Thu Aug 13, 2009 1:53 pm

Imagine this ... SFO-LAX-SAN-PHX-LAS-DEN-MCI-STL-MDW-PIT-PHL-MHT

10 stops!

71Zulu · Thu Aug 13, 2009 2:50 pm

Quoting September11 (Reply 43):
Imagine this ... SFO-LAX-SAN-PHX-LAS-DEN-MCI-STL-MDW-PIT-PHL-MHT

What flight?

lemonkitty · Sat Aug 15, 2009 5:53 am

Quoting September11 (Reply 43):
Imagine this ... SFO-LAX-SAN-PHX-LAS-DEN-MCI-STL-MDW-PIT-PHL-MHT

September11 can't give you a flight number because it does not exist...Southwest does not fly between lax and san...Back to the drawing board!! But thanks for playing..

LK

MCOflyer · Sat Aug 15, 2009 3:22 pm

Lemonkitty,

Give me something outta MCO that would take me a day to do. If I could catch a redeye home it would be great. Something bookable in advance to the point it does not bust my wallet.

KH

T8KE0FF · Sat Aug 15, 2009 4:50 pm

Do you have to get off the plane? Or can you just stay on?

lemonkitty · Sun Aug 16, 2009 6:05 am

All the flights I have listed are through flights, and you can stay on the same plane with no connections...I am still looking for something out of MCO for ya MCOFLYER..

LK

MCOflyer · Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:24 pm

Quoting LemonKitty (Reply 48):

Thanks. No rush sir. Is their anything that orignates out of MCO that comes back to MCO?

KH

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