{"id":1027544,"date":"2026-08-27T14:32:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T14:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1027544\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:32:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T14:32:49","slug":"the-desert-is-calling-your-name-southwest-adding-nonstop-flight-from-bhm-to-phoenix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1027544\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The desert is calling your name\u2019: Southwest adding nonstop flight from BHM to Phoenix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wbrc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WBRC<\/a>) &#8211; A new nonstop service out of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) is set to take flight later this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">BHM officials announced this week that Southwest is adding a new flight to Phoenix, Arizona from BHM.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Starting Tuesday, customers on Southwest flights will have assigned seats and the option of...\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FVUMIYR5HRH3PNPCTW65Q7WUTU.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"548\" \/>Starting Tuesday, customers on Southwest flights will have assigned seats and the option of paying more to get their preferred seat closer to the front of a plane or seats with extra legroom.(Source: Southwest Airlines via CNN)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">In 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbrc.com\/2024\/05\/23\/southwest-adds-two-new-nonstop-test-destinations-out-birmingham-shuttlesworth-international-airport-will-also-fly-milwaukee-during-week-alabama-wisconsin-college-football-game\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wbrc.com\/2024\/05\/23\/southwest-adds-two-new-nonstop-test-destinations-out-birmingham-shuttlesworth-international-airport-will-also-fly-milwaukee-during-week-alabama-wisconsin-college-football-game\/\"><b>Southwest introduced a \u201ctest flight\u201d from BHM to Phoenix to see how the market responded<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">The nonstop flights to Phoenix, according to BHM, are set to begin this November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Get news alerts in the <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/wbrc-fox6-news\/id449660326\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple App Store<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.raycom.wbrc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;gl=US\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play Store<\/a> or subscribe to our email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbrc.com\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WBRC. 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