Southwest adding direct flight

NEW ORLEANS -- Southwest Airlines will add a direct flight from New Orleans to San Diego, Louis Armstrong International Airport officials said Monday. The service will begin in April on Boeing 737s. The airline also is starting a non-stop flight to Atlanta in January. Aviation Director Iftikhar Ahmad said the San Diego flight will raise the number of direct flights from New Orleans to 39. (Source: nola, 12/16/13) Related