Join me on Southwest Airlines flight 867, Southwest's inaugural service from Tulsa, Oklahoma (TUL) to Austin, Texas (AUS). Austin, the capital of Texas and self proclaimed "Live Music Capital of the World," has become one of the hottest destinations in the country. Yesterday, Southwest added to those routes by starting year round, nonstop service to/from Tulsa, Oklahoma! As many of you know, Tulsa is one of that airports I consider to be a "home" airport. In 2021, I flew out of Tulsa more than any other airport. It was my most visited airport, even when you add in connections at larger airports. So, I'm always happy to see Tulsa getting more service to new cities! Southwest is not alone on this route though. Southwest Airlines has a long history in Tulsa. Many don't know this, but Tulsa was one of Southwest's first destinations, and was the second city they served outside of Texas. Southwest has been operating at TUL for 42 years. It's truly great to see them continuing to build even better service at Tulsa! They have competition from Allegiant Air and American Eagle! This should be great for the consumer, as the added competition should keep fares low! Included in this video is a detailed look at Southwest's product, the entire flight from TUL-AUS, and all of the pre-flight festivities and celebrations. I have to hand it to Southwest Airlines and the staff from Tulsa International Airport. They both sure know how to throw a gate party! Flights like these are always fun! Enjoy the festivities and the flight!
Love the classic "southwest takeoff", with the quick taxi and spooling up before they're even lined up on the runway. That's what Southwest does! Great video and great flight!
With Southwest’s presence at both airports, I kinda thought this route already existed 😂. As always they sure know how to celebrate inaugural flights. Cool video!
I left tulsa on this day towards Denver and eventually Seattle. My flight left around 11pm, so when I saw the balloons, it was weird to think they celebrated Austin so much. Really cool to see a video on what really happened that day.
You're right there. They basically had the engines spooled up on the taxiway. This was definitely a rolling takeoff haha! Thanks for watching my friend!
Knowing Southwest, I’m surprised they didn’t use Lone Star One for this inaugural flight 😉 Looked like a lot of fun there in the pre-flight festivities! Great trip report!
This is 100% speculation on my part, as I've not confirmed it with anyone at Southwest, but I believe it was their intention to use Lone Star One for this flight. But I think their operational meltdown the day before nixed that... Here's why I think that. First, there's no Oklahoma One, so Lone Star One was the obvious choice. Second, the day before the flight, I was watching FlightRadar and it appeared they were sending Lone Star One into a position where they could use it for this flight. The flight from TUL-AUS is flight 867. A flight that actually has 6 segments. ECP-BNA-STL-TUL-AUS-CHS-BWI. A flight that would typically use the same aircraft for the entire 6 segments. Well, on the night before. Lone Star One was scheduled to fly MDW-BNA the next morning, where it then didn't have any further flights listed. Flight 867 on the other hand was going to be operated by some random 737, but only from ECP-BNA. From BNA-on, it didn't have an aircraft scheduled. It's my opinion that they planned to put Lone Star One on flight 867 from BNA-on. Well, Southwest's operational meltdown caused the flight from ECP-BNA to be cancelled. No big deal though... Lone Star One was already heading to BNA. Just put it on 867 from there. At this point, it still didn't have any other flights scheduled past BNA. But then, 867 from BNA-STL cancelled, and Lone Star One was already heading for BNA. So, they then pulled a spare at STL and used it for the flight. Again, this is all speculative, but 867 didn't have an aircraft assigned to the route until after the BNA-STL leg had cancelled. Which happened while Lone Star One was enroute to BNA... It could all be coincidence, but I doubt it. I'm pretty sure they were routing Lone Star One into position for this flight and it just didn't work out.
@@sla31 Yep, sounds about right. It definitely seemed that they were trying to put Lone Star One on that flight, but then everything went to crap. Trust me, my flights to Orlando this weekend were in jeopardy. Such a bummer though, because that would've been awesome and I know Southwest likes to do that for any inaugural flights or events! So, I actually took my New Orleans to Orlando trip this past weekend and almost got lucky with both Freedom One and a MAX. First, the aircraft I flew on from MSY-MCO on Friday was N8566Z which flew MCO-MSY the night before and RON'ed in MSY that night. Well, it flew DEN-MCO before that flight and departed MCO at 4:45 PM - the same exact time Freedom One departed Denver for Atlanta. The day before, the aircraft for DEN-MCO had been swapped from the ATL flight, so I thought that might happen again and I'd get super lucky, but unfortunately no. Freedom One flew to ATL as scheduled and I got N8566Z. Then, with all the weather issues and mess in Orlando Thursday night, another MCO-MSY flight that got delayed for 6 hours also RON'ed in MSY that night. That aircraft was N8810L, one of Southwest's newest MAX 8's. Well, I thought that aircraft might get swapped for mine since N8566Z arrived into MSY very late Friday morning before my early 5:00 AM departure. Well, no, N8810L ended up getting swapped Friday morning to the other 5:00 AM departure from MSY-STL instead of my 5:00 AM departure to MCO. Yeah it was a bummer and I still haven't flown on a MAX yet. Always some Southwest shenanigans 🙃
I actually live in Kansas, near the southeast corner of the state. Near Joplin, Missouri. Joplin does have commercial air service and it is my true home airport, Tulsa is my second option, even though it is the same distance away as Bentonville, because it’s a lot easier to get to. XNA it’s kind of in the middle of nowhere, and you have to take all kinds of back roads to get to it.
Hey Skylite, I was wondering if you could do a video flying from a city without snow to a city with snow like Denver. It’s cool to see the ground as it slowly turns white.
Well, I'd love to do that. The problem is that I book my flights months in advance. Which means I kind of just have to get lucky. Of course I can always book a ticket somewhere that it snows a lot, but that doesn't guarantee it's going to be a clear day when I actually fly there. So, that's definitely something I'd like to to, but will the weather cooperate when I do it? That's the question.
@@sla31 Oh, I see. We book flights in advance like that too. Maybe someday you could fly into Manchester Airport sometime in the fall, when everything is red and orange. Absolutely stunning views.
Those were two of Tulsa International Airport's, very friendly, volunteer customer service representatives. They very much enjoyed attention from MANY passengers haha!
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I agree. They fact they don’t, especially considering they fly some 6+ hour routes, is kind of crazy. That’s said, the rest of their product is pretty good for being an all economy, low cost type model. Thanks for watching!
They don't haha. But, I'm from Tulsa, so I pretty much take every "new" flight they get. Every airport makes a big deal out of new service, but you just see more of them from Tulsa because I live near Tulsa.
You know it! In fact, this flight didn't actually have any crying babies. I just added it in after the fact. It didn't feel right being so quiet... Hahaha. I'm just kidding of course. I wouldn't do that hahaha! Thanks for watching my friend. Crying baby and all.
The best sounds in aviation: 1) the roar of the engines when taking off 2) the roar when the thrust reversers are applied upon landing
no i like the landing gear sound.
Join me on Southwest Airlines flight 867, Southwest's inaugural service from Tulsa, Oklahoma (TUL) to Austin, Texas (AUS). Austin, the capital of Texas and self proclaimed "Live Music Capital of the World," has become one of the hottest destinations in the country. Yesterday, Southwest added to those routes by starting year round, nonstop service to/from Tulsa, Oklahoma! As many of you know, Tulsa is one of that airports I consider to be a "home" airport. In 2021, I flew out of Tulsa more than any other airport. It was my most visited airport, even when you add in connections at larger airports. So, I'm always happy to see Tulsa getting more service to new cities! Southwest is not alone on this route though. Southwest Airlines has a long history in Tulsa. Many don't know this, but Tulsa was one of Southwest's first destinations, and was the second city they served outside of Texas. Southwest has been operating at TUL for 42 years. It's truly great to see them continuing to build even better service at Tulsa! They have competition from Allegiant Air and American Eagle! This should be great for the consumer, as the added competition should keep fares low! Included in this video is a detailed look at Southwest's product, the entire flight from TUL-AUS, and all of the pre-flight festivities and celebrations. I have to hand it to Southwest Airlines and the staff from Tulsa International Airport. They both sure know how to throw a gate party! Flights like these are always fun! Enjoy the festivities and the flight!
Love the classic "southwest takeoff", with the quick taxi and spooling up before they're even lined up on the runway.
That's what Southwest does!
Great video and great flight!
Wow! Such a reckless and fast taxi! Love southwest for that
Wow, such a quiet aircraft. Incredible!
With Southwest’s presence at both airports, I kinda thought this route already existed 😂. As always they sure know how to celebrate inaugural flights. Cool video!
Thanks my friend! The route did already exist, only on American and Allegiant. Southwest is actually the third carrier to operate this route.
AUS! My home airport!
I have several other AUS videos as well, just search AUS Airport and Skylite Productions 😁. Thanks for watching my friend!
Very nice SP👌 Liked. I also like watching Inaugural Flights on your great channel
Glad you like them my friend! As always, thanks for taking the time to stop by!
I left tulsa on this day towards Denver and eventually Seattle. My flight left around 11pm, so when I saw the balloons, it was weird to think they celebrated Austin so much. Really cool to see a video on what really happened that day.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video my friend and were able to see what actually happened and not just the left over balloons haha. Thanks for watching!
I’m getting on a flight on May 15th I watch yo ur videos when your flying always calms me down keep up the videos
Great video dude! The pilots don't hold back on the spool-ups lol! :)
You're right there. They basically had the engines spooled up on the taxiway. This was definitely a rolling takeoff haha! Thanks for watching my friend!
‼️Beautiful 👍🏻‼️
Great video Skylite✈️✈️✈️
Thanks my friend. I appreciate you watching!
Great flight -- many thanks!
Thanks for watching my friend!
Love this flight skylight productions thanks for sharing 🔵🟡🔴
Thanks for watching my friend!
Knowing Southwest, I’m surprised they didn’t use Lone Star One for this inaugural flight 😉 Looked like a lot of fun there in the pre-flight festivities! Great trip report!
This is 100% speculation on my part, as I've not confirmed it with anyone at Southwest, but I believe it was their intention to use Lone Star One for this flight. But I think their operational meltdown the day before nixed that... Here's why I think that. First, there's no Oklahoma One, so Lone Star One was the obvious choice. Second, the day before the flight, I was watching FlightRadar and it appeared they were sending Lone Star One into a position where they could use it for this flight. The flight from TUL-AUS is flight 867. A flight that actually has 6 segments. ECP-BNA-STL-TUL-AUS-CHS-BWI. A flight that would typically use the same aircraft for the entire 6 segments. Well, on the night before. Lone Star One was scheduled to fly MDW-BNA the next morning, where it then didn't have any further flights listed. Flight 867 on the other hand was going to be operated by some random 737, but only from ECP-BNA. From BNA-on, it didn't have an aircraft scheduled. It's my opinion that they planned to put Lone Star One on flight 867 from BNA-on. Well, Southwest's operational meltdown caused the flight from ECP-BNA to be cancelled. No big deal though... Lone Star One was already heading to BNA. Just put it on 867 from there. At this point, it still didn't have any other flights scheduled past BNA. But then, 867 from BNA-STL cancelled, and Lone Star One was already heading for BNA. So, they then pulled a spare at STL and used it for the flight. Again, this is all speculative, but 867 didn't have an aircraft assigned to the route until after the BNA-STL leg had cancelled. Which happened while Lone Star One was enroute to BNA... It could all be coincidence, but I doubt it. I'm pretty sure they were routing Lone Star One into position for this flight and it just didn't work out.
@@sla31 Yep, sounds about right. It definitely seemed that they were trying to put Lone Star One on that flight, but then everything went to crap. Trust me, my flights to Orlando this weekend were in jeopardy. Such a bummer though, because that would've been awesome and I know Southwest likes to do that for any inaugural flights or events!
So, I actually took my New Orleans to Orlando trip this past weekend and almost got lucky with both Freedom One and a MAX. First, the aircraft I flew on from MSY-MCO on Friday was N8566Z which flew MCO-MSY the night before and RON'ed in MSY that night. Well, it flew DEN-MCO before that flight and departed MCO at 4:45 PM - the same exact time Freedom One departed Denver for Atlanta. The day before, the aircraft for DEN-MCO had been swapped from the ATL flight, so I thought that might happen again and I'd get super lucky, but unfortunately no. Freedom One flew to ATL as scheduled and I got N8566Z. Then, with all the weather issues and mess in Orlando Thursday night, another MCO-MSY flight that got delayed for 6 hours also RON'ed in MSY that night. That aircraft was N8810L, one of Southwest's newest MAX 8's. Well, I thought that aircraft might get swapped for mine since N8566Z arrived into MSY very late Friday morning before my early 5:00 AM departure. Well, no, N8810L ended up getting swapped Friday morning to the other 5:00 AM departure from MSY-STL instead of my 5:00 AM departure to MCO. Yeah it was a bummer and I still haven't flown on a MAX yet. Always some Southwest shenanigans 🙃
Wait til Southwest flies from Omaha to Austin someday
I wouldn’t be surprised if they did!
@@sla31 same with Oakland and Fort Lauderdale and maybe resume flying to San Diego
Tulsa might be my next airport if not Bentonville.
Both home airports for me my friend. Tulsa is my go-to on most occasions as it's the easiest for me to get to.
And I hear it’s normal-sized. I’m guessing you’re in Oklahoma, cause I’m gonna live in Arkansas.
I actually live in Kansas, near the southeast corner of the state. Near Joplin, Missouri. Joplin does have commercial air service and it is my true home airport, Tulsa is my second option, even though it is the same distance away as Bentonville, because it’s a lot easier to get to. XNA it’s kind of in the middle of nowhere, and you have to take all kinds of back roads to get to it.
So you’re pretty much in the middle of all four states essentially. I’m currently in Texas.
@@jackscartoonchannel758 Yes, I can be in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri within just a few minutes.
Can we just go ahead and have live music at every gate? So cool!
Right!? How can we make that happen haha.
Howdy that's cool
Hey Skylite, I was wondering if you could do a video flying from a city without snow to a city with snow like Denver. It’s cool to see the ground as it slowly turns white.
Well, I'd love to do that. The problem is that I book my flights months in advance. Which means I kind of just have to get lucky. Of course I can always book a ticket somewhere that it snows a lot, but that doesn't guarantee it's going to be a clear day when I actually fly there. So, that's definitely something I'd like to to, but will the weather cooperate when I do it? That's the question.
@@sla31 Oh, I see. We book flights in advance like that too. Maybe someday you could fly into Manchester Airport sometime in the fall, when everything is red and orange. Absolutely stunning views.
hey Skylite i Love your video dude you should go part of mexico
I'm glad you enjoy them my friend! Perhaps I will get to Mexico for some flying at some point. Thanks for watching!
niceone Smooth Landing Captain in Turkish > kaptan Bravo :D and i love this southwest livery
Thanks for watching my friend!
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Yo I’m in Austin I live here
02:46 cool looking avgeeks
Those were two of Tulsa International Airport's, very friendly, volunteer customer service representatives. They very much enjoyed attention from MANY passengers haha!
Nice video! Do you have any trips planned on United or Alaska?
Yes, both. Haha. 😉
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Thanks my friend! And yes, I will be on the inaugural Breeze Airways A220 flight. Thanks for watching my friend!
Southwest should get power outlets at all the seats.
I agree. They fact they don’t, especially considering they fly some 6+ hour routes, is kind of crazy. That’s said, the rest of their product is pretty good for being an all economy, low cost type model. Thanks for watching!
I would of been happy just to get a popsocket and leave
You could’ve had as many as you wanted haha.
Great fly! Have you noticed gas prices is going down in your area after Biden tap the oil reverse?
Yes, slightly. But we’re talking $3.79 instead of $3.99, so it’s helped, but bit much.
why does tulsa make a big deal out of every plane that takes off from it
They don't haha. But, I'm from Tulsa, so I pretty much take every "new" flight they get. Every airport makes a big deal out of new service, but you just see more of them from Tulsa because I live near Tulsa.
It's not a proper economy class unless there is a crying baby.
You know it! In fact, this flight didn't actually have any crying babies. I just added it in after the fact. It didn't feel right being so quiet... Hahaha.
I'm just kidding of course. I wouldn't do that hahaha! Thanks for watching my friend. Crying baby and all.
@@sla31 bahahahahaahaa. Great video skylite.