en.Wedoany.com Reported - Southwest Airlines is significantly reducing its Florida route network, discontinuing 43 nonstop routes to and from the state. This analysis is based on Southwest's flight schedules submitted to OAG, comparing route plans from January 2025 to May 2026 with the currently scheduled period from June 2026 to March 2027. Southwest carried 29.4 million Florida passengers in the 12 months ending February 2026, holding a 14% market share in the state and ranking as the third-largest airline in the region, with one in every six passengers connected to Florida.

The discontinued routes include one international service: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Montego Bay. Southwest operated this route from June 2017 to November 2025, initially with daily flights, increasing to twice daily from December 2017 to March 2020, but maintaining only a weekly frequency since mid-2024. A hurricane in Jamaica in October 2025 influenced the decision to discontinue the route.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is the most affected hub, accounting for nearly half of the discontinued routes. Southwest has significantly scaled back operations at the world's busiest passenger airport, shifting focus to other airports, including Nashville, where it believes it has a stronger competitive edge. Many Florida routes and other destinations from Atlanta have been canceled.

These discontinued routes have been listed individually via an interactive map, totaling 30 routes. Many markets had limited flight frequencies, with some routes operating only a few months on a weekly basis. Some routes launched in 2026 were abandoned shortly after, though they may resume in 2027; however, as of the latest data on June 9, no flights are scheduled before March 2027. Southwest's schedule currently only covers this period, with ticket bookings available through March 10, 2027.

The list of discontinued routes includes two entries related to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD). Southwest exited ORD in early June 2026 to consolidate operations at Chicago Midway International Airport, which is the airline's fourth-largest hub by flight volume. Southwest first served ORD during the pandemic in 2021. On routes from ORD to Florida, the airline held only a 14% share of departing flights, serving five destinations, with flights to FLL and ECP discontinued earlier this year, and flights to MCO, RSW, and TPA ending in June 2026.

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