Southwest Airlines announced on October 2, 2026, it will start weekly nonstop flights from Kansas City to a Caribbean island. This new route offers passengers a direct travel option to the Caribbean.
Southwest Airlines will launch three new nonstop seasonal flights from Austin to Nassau, Punta Cana, and Liberia starting June 2027. The airline is also expanding domestic routes and expects 143 daily departures at Austin during peak summer periods.
British Airways runs only one nonstop flight from London Heathrow to a major US city as of early October 2026. This is the airline's sole direct transatlantic service from Heathrow.