DALLAS, Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest
Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today announced
Southwest® Cargo, the airline's Cargo division, is now
taking online bookings through a new booking portal accessed via
swacargo.com. The new booking experience allows Customers to easily
search for available space and book select Next Flight Guarantee
(NFG) shipments up to 10 days in advance.
"Our new online booking capability answers the call from
Customers desiring an easier, quicker, and more Customer-friendly
booking experience to move their products from coast-to-coast,"
said Wally Devereaux, Managing
Director of Southwest Cargo and Charters. "Shippers can now secure
space on thousands of daily domestic flights in advance providing
peace of mind, and also an improved and expedited experience in our
Cargo facilities."
The online booking platform is available through a commercial
collaboration between Southwest and Hangar A, LLC a leading
supplier of digital air logistics solutions.
"In collaboration with the Southwest Cargo Team, Hangar A
designed and implemented a state-of-the-art online cargo booking
platform that enhances the Southwest Cargo shipping experience,"
said Kevin Kerns, CEO of Hangar A,
LLC. "We're thrilled to bring this best-in-class platform to
Southwest Cargo and its Customers."
Qualified Customers booking NFG shipments up to 100 pounds and
within the continental United
States are eligible to use the online booking portal. In
2020, Southwest Cargo developed and implemented new tracking
functionality, providing Customers confirmed onboard status of
shipments through planeside scanning automation. To learn more
about Southwest Cargo and its services, visit swacargo.com.
ABOUT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CARGO
Southwest Airlines'
Relentlessly Reliable Employees offer Southwest Cargo Customers
award-winning expedited air cargo service to destinations across
the map, including interline destinations, and complimentary Road
Feeder Service at certain locations. With its extensive domestic
network, along with select international destinations, Southwest
Cargo has the flights you need to meet your shipping requirements.
Learn more about how Southwest Cargo can help you with your
shipping needs by visiting swacargo.com.
ABOUT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
In its 51st year of service, Dallas-based Southwest Airlines
Co. continues to differentiate itself from other air
carriers with exemplary Customer Service delivered by more than
54,000 Employees to a Customer base that topped 130 million
Passengers in 2019. Southwest has a robust network of
point-to-point service with a strong presence across top leisure
and business markets. In peak travel seasons during 2019, Southwest
operated more than 4,000 weekday departures among a network of 101
destinations in the United States
and 10 additional countries. In 2020, the carrier added service to
Hilo, Hawaii; Cozumel, Mexico; Miami; Palm Springs,
Calif.; Steamboat Springs; and Montrose (Telluride), Colo. Thus far in 2021,
Southwest has initiated service to Chicago (O'Hare) and Sarasota/Bradenton both on Feb.
14; Savannah/Hilton Head and
Colorado Springs both on March 11;
Houston (Bush) and Santa Barbara, Calif. both on April 12; Fresno,
Calif. on April
25; Destin/Fort Walton Beach on May 6; Myrtle Beach,
S.C. on May 23; Bozeman, Mont. on May
27; Jackson, Miss. on June 6; and Eugene, Ore. on Aug.
29; and will begin service to Bellingham, Wash. on Nov. 7; and Syracuse on Nov. 14.
The carrier issued its Southwest® Promise in
May 2020 to highlight new and
round-the-clock efforts to support its Customers and Employees
well-being and comfort. Among the changes are enhanced cleaning
efforts at airports and onboard aircraft, along with a federal
mandate requiring every person to wear a mask at all times
throughout each flight. Additional details about the Southwest
Promise are available
at Southwest.com/Promise.
Southwest coined Transfarency® to describe its
purposed philosophy of treating Customers honestly and fairly, and
low fares actually staying low. Southwest is the only major U.S.
airline to offer bags fly free® to everyone (first and
second checked pieces of luggage, size and weight limits apply,
some carriers offer free checked bags on select routes or in
qualified circumstances). Southwest does not charge change fees,
though fare differences might apply.
Southwest is one of the most honored airlines in the world,
known for a triple bottom line approach that contributes to the
carrier's performance and productivity, the importance of
its People and the communities they serve, and an overall
commitment to efficiency and the planet. Learn more about how the
carrier gives back to communities across the world by
visiting Southwest.com/citizenship.
Book Southwest Airlines' low fares online
at Southwest.com or by phone at
800-I-FLY-SWA®.
ABOUT HANGAR A, LLC
Hangar A LLC, a leading US-based
digital logistics technology provider, offers one of the most
advanced digital air cargo marketplace solutions available today.
Built to serve the dynamically changing needs of global shippers in
the new digital economy, the Hangar A SaaS-based digital supply
chain solution is designed as an open shipper-to-carrier
marketplace – connecting shippers with multiple airline carriers
and logistics service providers to deliver same day and expedited
door-to-door air cargo shipments. This marketplace solution
provides shippers an unparalleled level of transparency and
visibility – featuring dynamic online capabilities to confirm cargo
availability, e-book capacity, publish and manage contract and spot
rates, and deliver real-time visibility and analytics on the
complete lifecycle of every air cargo shipment. Hangar A is
the only digital air cargo solution that offers a state-of-the-art
first/last mile marketplace that enables shippers to access, build,
and/or manage their own door-to-door delivery network.
The Hangar A platform is made available in a variety of
out-of-the-box marketplace configurations created specifically for
the airline carrier, logistics service provider (LSP), and
enterprise shipper. For more information, visit
www.hangara.com.
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