Portland, Maine - The Portland International Jetport today announced that Southwest Airlines will expand their summer seasonal Saturday Chicago Midway service to Saturday and Sunday service starting June 7, 2020. Additionally Southwest is adding Saturday service to Nashville, Tennessee. The service was announced today with the release of  their June 7 - August 10 schedule. This expanded service means Southwest Airlines now serves three non-stop destinations from the Jetport during the summer. Southwest will continue to operate their daily flights to Baltimore.

“Today’s announcement from our partners at Southwest is fantastic news,” said Paul Bradbury, Airport Director. “Many of our airlines are adding service for this upcoming summer and the expansion of Midway and new service to Nashville will provide Southwest passengers with more options to access the Maine market” he continued.

The service is scheduled to operate from June 7, 2020 to August 10, 2020. Tickets are available for purchase on Southwest Airlines website www.southwest.com

With an annual economic impact of over $1 Billion to the local economy the Portland International Jetport provides non-stop service to 24 destinations on nine airlines. With all three global airline networks represented, passengers can connect to over 2,000 global destinations with just one connection out of PWM. The Jetport has won multiple customer service awards including the 2015, 2017, and 2018 Airport Service Quality Awards.

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