Showing posts with label southwest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label southwest. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
It's Back! Southwest 72-hr Halloween Sale
For travel Dec 1-15, 2010, & Jan 4-Feb 16, 2011
$30: 0-450 miles
$60: 451-1000 miles
$90: 1001-1500 miles
$120: 1501+
Travel valid everyday except Sunday.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Southwest Airlines $39 Birthday Bash Sale
For 72 Hours Only, We're Gonna Party Like It's Our Birthday! For the next three days, you can score some of our most amazingly awesome deals of the year for travel September 8 – November 17, 2010. Our gift to you!
$39 0-450 miles
$79 451-1000 miles
$119 1001+ miles
View all flight deals >
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Southwest Airlines Accepting Air Reservations Thru 1/7
You are now free to book travel through January 7, 2011.
Read more...Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Best Frequent Flier Airline Program
During February and March this year, the consulting firm IdeaWorks made 6160 queries across 22 frequent flier programs to assess reward seat availability for travel in June through October. Southwest ranked highest with 99.3% availability. US Airways and Delta were in the bottom two at 10.7% and 12.9%.
Most frequent flier programs award you a free domestic roundtrip ticket when you receive 25000 miles. They expire where there is no account activity over a period of time usually 1 year. Travelers can go many years without redeeming awards if they fly the same airline once a year.
Southwest operates differently. Refer to Why Fly Southwest Airlines. Instead of miles, they award 1 credit for each one-way flight. You are awarded 2 one-way flights when you reach 16 credits within 24 consecutive months. If you are unable to use your award within 12 months, your award expires unless you pay $50 to reissue the award.
You may consider the Southwest expiration policies as negatives but you can always rely on them for last minute flights with many connection options. It is also easy to give away the award to another person.
When frequent flyers redeem awards at a constant rate, availability is more manageable. When awards do not expire, you may go through periods of high supply or high demand.
Other notable airlines
- American - 57.9%
- Continental - 71.4%
- United - 68.6%
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Why Fly Southwest Airlines
The 3 things I love about Southwest: Bags Fly Free, low fares, and cancellation policy. You probably have seen many commercials about Bags Fly Free. SWA is the only carrier that does not charge fees for checking bags. Passengers can save up to $100.
Looking for a summer or winter vacation? SWA offers direct flights to Las Vegas, Denver, and Chicago. They offer lower fares because of access to mid-major airports and having many connecting flight options. Also, you can install and configure a SWA tool on your pc which prompts you about Ding fare notifications, more deals.
When flights are booked in advance, plans change and unexpected events may occur. In January, I tore my MCL a week before my snowboard trip. Southwest allows passengers to cancel flights anytime and receive credit towards a future reservation within the year.
Two tips I would pass on. You should always book one-way fares. Roundtrip fares are the same price but one-way fares allow you to rebook the same flight(s) easier if a better deal comes up later. Also, you should always check-in 24 hours in advance to receive priority seating and not get stuck with middle seats.
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