Southwest Airlines

[Greyhound22]

My wife and I are going to surprise our DD's 11 & 9 on Christmas and come to WDW for 5 days. The girls have never flown and my wife and I haven't for quite a while. My question is --- how long in advance does Southwest list their flights. SW looks like the cheapest by FAR. I want to be ready to pounce when they are listed. It looks to me that they only list 6 months in advance. Is this true? If so, is this typical?

 

[TinaMedley]

Yes, it is. I think they would post the rest of the year flights in about a month or so. good luck and have a wonderfuly trip!!!!

 

[Greyhound22]

Yes, it is. I think they would post the rest of the year flights in about a month or so. good luck and have a wonderfuly trip!!!!

Thanks, and if anyone has any advice about cheaper airlines from the Chicago/Indy area - please share.

 

[pamjb]

Southwest will open the schedule on June 10 for flights thru January 7,2011.

http://www.southwest.com/flight/travel_center.html?int=GNAVTRVLTOOL

I use kayak.com to check airfares for all airlines, with the exception of SW. Southwest does not show their fares on any search engine. This way, I get an idea of what fares are for my dates. Remember to add any baggage and/or seat selection fees to the fares of most of the airlines that show on Kayak.com

http://www.airfarewatchdog.com/blog/3801089/airline-baggage-fees-chart-updated/

Southwest will give you credit if the airfare goes down. That credit is transferrable and must be used within one year of the purchase date.

 

[drinkme]

Make sure you check for the airfare the day they come out. And the prices always fluctuate. I'm flying in Aug from Chicago Midway and was waiting for the $74 flights to go down in price. I never saw it go down but go up, so I booked $94 last week. Yesterday, the same flights dropped to $89, I changed my flights, and now have a credit. Today, the same flights are now $115.

So, I would say if you see any flight from Chicago to Orlando under $80, then grab it.

 

[Greyhound22]

Thanks for the great information. I really must be doing something wrong. Most of the flights I've seen are from $350-500. I guess I need to start asking more questions on The DIS!