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Southwest Airlines is set to expand its Caribbean presence by launching nonstop flights to St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, marking its first new destination since 2021. The Dallas-based airline announced this development on Monday, with flights expected to commence in early 2026.
Southwest's addition of St. Thomas as a destination is significant, as it represents the airline's first new territory in several years. Previously, Southwest added Syracuse Hancock International Airport in upstate New York during the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2021 but later exited from Syracuse.
The airline plans to introduce three new cities, including St. Thomas, though details about the other two locations remain undisclosed. Southwest has not yet revealed which cities will serve St. Thomas' Cyrus E. King International Airport.
