John

Florida's busy cruise season is approaching, and Southwest Airlines is
launching a new service that will make getting cruise-goers' baggage
from the seaport to the airport easier than ever.
Through a partnership with a company called Bags To Go Enterprises,
and in cooperation with the Transportation Security Administration
(TSA), Southwest Airlines Customers can now check their bags and
obtain their boarding pass at the port where their cruise ship docks.

The new service will allow Customers to explore and enjoy the city in
which they disembark -- without having to lug their bags around --
until it's time to head to the airport. Once at the airport, Customers
can head straight to their departure gate, allowing them to bypass
lines at the Skycap and main ticket counter.

How does it work?

-- Upon disembarking from their cruise ship, Customers simply
hand their
baggage over to the Bags To Go agent stationed at the cruise
port.
-- The Bags To Go agent checks the Customer's luggage and issues
the
Southwest Airlines boarding pass using AirIT's CHECKport(TM).
-- The luggage is then shipped to the airport in a secure
vehicle,
screened by the TSA, and loaded onto the Customer's Southwest
Airlines
flight.

"The Bags To Go service is all about convenience for our Customers,"
says Southwest Airlines Director of Central Baggage Services, Laura
Adams. "The service has the added benefit of shortening airport lines
and improving baggage operations behind-the-scenes."

Cruise-going Customers can arrange for the baggage service upon their
arrival at the airport or when they disembark from their cruise ship.
Bags must be presented three hours prior to departure and are only
accepted on flights departing after 12:00 noon. The service costs $20
per person and allows up to three checked bags.

Southwest Airlines is launching the new service at the Fort
Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport for Customers disembarking
at the Port of Miami and Port Everglades. The airline also offers the
Bags To Go service at several locations in Las Vegas, including the
Venetian and Luxor hotels, The Las Vegas Convention Center, and the
Las Vegas McCarran Rent-A-Car Center.

"Off-site check-in is a growing trend in the airline industry," says
Adams, "and we hope to expand this convenience to every Southwest
destination where it will make sense for our Customers. "

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