Southwest comes to Washington-Dulles

Southwest’s newest destination was announced today: Washington-Dulles.

So we lost Independence Air and their crazy $39 walkup fares to pretty much everywhere along the East Coast, but at least we have Southwest coming… and that means mega mileage bonuses from United, at least for whatever Southwest announces as its initial routes, which will be limited as they’ve only requested two gates.

Service should start in the fall.

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Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel - a topic he has covered since 2002. Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »

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