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Southwest Airlines introduces Florida-themed plane and a Florida fare sale
"Florida One" a new Southwest Airlines plane decked out with an image of the state flag, was unveiled at Tampa International Airport this morning.It's now making the rounds at the five other Florida cities Southwest currently serves: Jacksonville, Orlando, West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Fort Myers.
Southwest is adding service to the new Panama City Beach airport on May 23.
Florida One is the 13th themed plane in Southwest's fleet, which includes planes that honor the NBA, SeaWorld and several other states.
To keep up the Florida festivities, Southwest announced a fare sale to and from its Florida airports, with fares starting at $49. The discounts are for travel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays between May 11 and June 23.
The fare sale ends at 11:59 p.m. PDT on Monday, April 26.
Filed under: North America, United States, Airlines, Travel Deals
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Julie Apr 23rd 2010 4:06PM
Wow, that's pretty neat! It looks great.
clipsinite Apr 23rd 2010 9:33PM
I disagree! Who gave Southwest the authority to use Florida’s State Seal? This is equivalent to the state endorsing the airline.
Nick Apr 24th 2010 1:16AM
Don't get yourself all worked up over this Clipsinite - the airline wouldn't have gone to such great length as to repaint an entire aircraft if it wasn't perfectly legal for them to do so. I live in Florida and can assure you our state can use all the free travel/tourism publicity it gets, given its troubled economic condition!
joeswatzell Apr 26th 2010 2:41PM
As long as she stay in the air and on schedule, you need to chill. The plane looks great. As a Florida native, I'd enjoy the ride!
Bob Apr 26th 2010 3:42PM
Why do you care? Your not losing money on the deal! What are you a lawyer looking to sue?
WilliamsBradenton Apr 26th 2010 4:02PM
Great! When are they going to serve Sarasota-Bradenton -- a great need here to get around the state without driving to TPA
Sonshine Apr 26th 2010 4:22PM
I think it's Great and look's good
Foolish Idea Apr 26th 2010 6:09PM
That paint job inspires about as much confidence as a plane that says, "HOOTERS".
Brian Apr 26th 2010 7:16PM
A big consideration is the weight all that paint adds, and it does add up.
Smartest paint job? American
Heaviest? At the time it had to be Braniff with their wild paint schemes.
Donny Apr 26th 2010 7:33PM
It's just a giant sticker. It is not painted on.
Scott Carmichael Apr 27th 2010 10:45AM
If you watch the movie, you can clearly see them painting it - no stickers involved.
Donny Apr 26th 2010 7:40PM
It would have been cheaper to make a giant sticker than to paint it on.