Southwest Airlines celebrates 25 years at ONT
Southwest Airlines and its
155 Ontario-based employees celebrated the airline's silver anniversary at LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) on May 20.
"We are thrilled and
honored to celebrate 25 years of bringing our low fares and legendary customer service while serving our customers in the Los Angeles Basin and Inland
Empire," said Bruce Atlas, Southwest Airlines' Ontario station leader
Southwest Airlines is Ontario's largest commercial airline, handling more than 50 percent of passenger traffic, stated Jess Romo, Ontario's general manager.
"We're excited to celebrate Southwest's 25th anniversary here and hope they service Ontario for another 25 years and beyond."
Ontario (ONT) statistics:
- Southwest began service from Ontario on May 15, 1985, with five daily nonstop departures to Phoenix.
- Southwest currently offers 42 daily nonstop departures to seven cities: Chicago (Midway), Denver, Las Vegas, Oakland, Phoenix, Sacramento, and San Jose.
- Southwest gives customers the freedom to fly from Ontario to 52 destinations across the country on convenient nonstop, direct, or connecting service.
- 155 Southwest employees work at LA/Ontario International Airport.
- Ontario was the 23rd station to join the Southwest Airlines system.
-courtesy of Southwest Airlines
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