Southwest launches new Houston-Mexico flight

Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) will launch its first route to Cozumel, Mexico, this weekend.

The twice-daily service between Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport and Cozumel begins with the departure of Flight 795 on Saturday, March 7.

This marks Southwest’s fourth destination in Mexico since it began flying to the country about five years ago. Southwest’s inaugural flight from its international terminal at Hobby Airport was a flight to Cancun in October 2015. Cozumel will be the 11th international…