Southwest Doubles Down on Red-Eye Flying

The airline is adding more overnight flights to its schedule next year.

Southwest 737 aircraft in Phoenix (Photo: Shutterstock | Markus Mainka)

[ Routes ]August 24, 2024 1:02 pm ET

By Ryan Ewing

Earlier this year, Southwest announced plans to begin overnight flights for the first time in its 53-year history. The airline is slated to begin these flights on the evening of Feb. 13, 2025 from Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Phoenix.

In the carrier’s most recent update, it is slated to add more red-eye flights from Denver, Sacramento, and San Diego. Beginning on March 6, 2025, Southwest will add overnight flights from these cities to Baltimore.

During a July earnings call, Southwest CEO Bob Jordan said he was “really proud” of the new overnight flights. “Our customers want it, but what it also does for us is it produces ASMs without having to buy extra aircraft. I mean, the aircraft are available, obviously, overnight,” he added.

Schedule data from Cirium Diio shows the following Southwest routes including overnight flights in early March 2025:

Origin	Destination	Dep. Time (Local)	Arr. Time (Local)
LAS	MDW	2355	0520
LAX	HOU	2355	0500
PHX	ATL	2355	0520
PHX	MCO	2355	0550
DEN	BWI	2345	0500
LAX	BNA	2345	0535
LAS	BNA	2330	0500
LAX	MDW	2320	0515
LAS	ATL	2300	0545
PHX	BWI	2300	0510
LAS	MCO	2220	0540
LAS	BWI	2205	0530
SMF	BWI	2155	0550
LAX	BWI	2145	0540
SAN	BWI	2135	0520

New Routes

As part of its most recent schedule update, the Dallas-based airline is adding a handful of new routes.

Starting March 8, 2025, Southwest will add new weekly international service from Nashville to both Cabo San Lucas/Los Cabos, Mexico and Punta Cana. This expands the airline’s existing international service from Nashville to Cancun. Additionally, Sacramento will gain a new Saturday service to Puerto Vallarta starting on the same date.

On March 6, 2025, the carrier plans to add more domestic routes, including Austin to Milwaukee, Austin to Reno, Nashville to Indianapolis, and Sacramento to Tucson.

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