Southwest has generated lots of buzz with its big sales, which the carrier has rolled out each June and October for at least the past three years. The sale concludes at the end of the day Thursday (June 9). 8) sale fares are slightly different, though they also have some holiday blackout periods. 14, though some holiday periods are blacked out. Louis ($138) and Oakland-Salt Lake City ($198).Īs for other pertinent fine print for Southwest’s latest sale, it covers travel from Aug. Some of the round-trip sale prices on Southwest's 500-plus mile flights included Atlanta-New York LaGuardia ($144) Boston-Nashville ($108) Chicago Midway-New York LaGuardia ($158) Dallas Love-St. Still, Southwest's sale was broad enough that it was likely to make many fliers happy (if they can fly on the prescribed sale days). Once such route was Atlanta-New Orleans, which showed sale fares at $69 each way and up – but with spotty availability. However, several of the carrier’s shortest nonstop routes were not included in the $49 sale category. Louis, Los Angeles-San Francisco and Atlanta-Raleigh/Durham.
Round-trip fares are as low as $98 (including taxes) on many routes, including: Boston-Baltimore Chicago-St. Still, for fliers that can jump through the day-of-travel hoops, there are a number of low fares available on nonstop routes across much of Southwest’s network. Those day-of-travel restrictions are a notable change from Southwest’s most-recent big sales, which offered the cheapest fares on all but two days of the week (Fridays and Sundays were excluded).
View Gallery: Southwest Airlines unveils wider seats for its Boeing 737s Higher sale fares may be offered on other days. And, for international travel, the best sale prices are only on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. To Puerto Rico, the best prices are available Monday through Thursday. For travel to Florida and Nevada, the lowest fares are offered only on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. However, this iteration also comes with day-of-travel limitations that are more restrictive than what’s been offered in Southwest’s previous big sales.įor domestic travel, Southwest’s lowest fares are valid only on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Southwest’s latest sale still offers many of the blockbuster fares that have made the sale so popular in the past. The sale from June 2015 was so popular that it crashed Southwest’s website, prompting the carrier to extend the sale by an additional 24 hours.īut there’s something of an asterisk for bargain-seekers this time around. The airline has rolled out similar 3-day sales each June and October for the past several years. The broad fare sale has become a staple for Southwest. Southwest rolled out the sale on Tuesday, making dozens of its shortest nonstop routes available for fares of less than $100 round-trip. Southwest’s broad 72-hour nationwide fare sale is back, but with significantly more restrictions than in the carrier's previous big sales. View Gallery: Southwest unveils first new look since 2001
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