New dates - Southwest

[magicaldisney]

Can someone please provide me with the following info on SW. We have flown them before but didn't book when new dates were first released.

• What time of day does SW put their next set of traveling dates online? Is it in the morning?
• Is it necessary to check as soon as the new dates/prices are published or can you check later in the day and see the same price.
• Are fares generally at their lowest when first released?

 

[DebbieB]

Can someone please provide me with the following info on SW. We have flown them before but didn't book when new dates were first released.

• What time of day does SW put their next set of traveling dates online? Is it in the morning?
• Is it necessary to check as soon as the new dates/prices are published or can you check later in the day and see the same price.
• Are fares generally at their lowest when first released?

Usually in the morning but can be anytime.

Prices can go up as seats are taken.

Not necessarily the lowest. It's really a shell game with airfare.

 

[LisaS]

If I remember correctly, with one exception the last few new schedule releases occurred at 6AM Central time. (The exception was when the new schedule was released on a Sunday instead of a weekday.) Before that, the schedule would usually come out sometime after 10am Central time.