ST. LOUIS — Southwest Airlines is cutting nonstop service to six cities from St. Louis Lambert International Airport as part of what it describes as a reshuffling of its overall flight network.

Earlier this week Southwest Airlines took serious heat for "forgetting" two women, who are both blind, behind after a delayed flight. On Monday, July 14, Camille Tate and Sherri Brun were booked to sit together on Southwest flight 2637.

Southwest will land at McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) near Knoxville, Tennessee, next spring as part of a 14-route expansion.

Southwest Airlines will offer flights from McGhee Tyson airport starting in 2026; Welcome to Knoxville, Southwest Airlines! After years of intense lobbying by travelers, Southwest

The city wants Southwest's case tossed out. The airline is asking the federal judge to void a long-term lease agreement that was finalized last September.

More than 700 people have applied so far for the first-time homebuyers program, officials said. Not all of them will make the move.

The airline’s plans to resume flights to destinations it previously served comes just a month before the new Terminal 1 opens.