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Southwest Starts Minneapolis-To-Chicago Flights

Southwest Starts Minneapolis-To-Chicago Flights
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MINNEAPOLIS - Another front in the national fare wars opens up Sunday morning at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport when Southwest Airlines begins service to Chicago.

The Dallas-based airline will fly eight daily roundtrip flights to Chicago's Midway Airport from the Humphrey terminal.

Southwest's arrival has already driven down fares to Chicago, which is the most-heavily traveled air route out of the Twin Cites at more than a million passenger a year.

Southwest spokesman Mike Van de Ven says the low-fare airline expects a a tough fight in the Twin Cites, but it's confident of success.

Spokesman Anthony Black says Northwest Airlines will compete aggressively, using its frequent flier programs, customer lounges, business class service and broader network.

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