Southwest 737 sitting at my gate at the Houston Hobby Airport. This connecting flight headed for Austin was the same airplane I had just arrived on. I had to journey through the new customs facility that had just recently been opened. After finding out what gate my connecting flight was departing from, I proceeded to that gate. What I found was the same Southwest 737 airplane I had just arrived on about 25 minutes earlier.
Southwest 737’s Now Use New International Concourse
Southwest 737’s are now using the new international concourse that opened at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas. The facility opened on October 15th of 2015, and signaled the return of international flights to the airport facility. Over 12 million passengers a year pass through Houston’s Hobby Airport. The newly completed construction includes a concourse with 5 additional gates that will handle international flights to Latin America and the Caribbean. The construction project included a new four level parking garage facility, road modifications, and other enhancements.