Southwest/Airtran Rates

[kalliyan1]

They are having a 72 hr sale with travel through Nov 11 (airtran Nov 14) with some pretty good rates....philadelphia to mco $99 each way. Never seen it that low. Unfortunately I booked our rates for much more on USAir awhile back and can't take advantage of this but hopefully someone can.

 

[dhardawa]

Of course, my flights are still $185 each way even though they fall into the date ranges, but it will save us a bunch on Emily's trip to her dad's house for fall break! Thanks.

 

[maggs1035]

I would call SWA and ask why ur rates are not $99? If it falls in the dates?

 

[GMU MOM]

Some of the city pairs are actually not included in the sale. I have been checking our flights from Baltimore to MCO on a daily basis and it's still the same fare today. When I checked the list of cities included, BWI-MCO was not on it.

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

I would call SWA and ask why ur [sic] rates are not $99? If it falls in the dates?

Seriously? Buying airfare isn't like shopping in a department store. The same flight is not always the same price.

 

[MsPoppinsTX]

Thanks so much for the heads up. I just booked our flights from Houston in October for $196 roundtrip. Yay!

 

[andrews_dad]

Seriously? Buying airfare isn't like shopping in a department store. The same flight is not always the same price.

this sale supposed to be one price for all sane milage area. Baltimore and Philly to MCO should be same ..... should.

 

[Marionnette]

I would call SWA and ask why ur rates are not $99? If it falls in the dates?

this sale supposed to be one price for all sane milage area. Baltimore and Philly to MCO should be same ..... should.

Fine print, people. You have to read the fine print.

Terms and Conditions:

• Fares available only on southwest.com or swabiz.com.
• 14-day advance purchase required.
• Purchase from June 12 through June 14, 2012, 11:59 pm Pacific Time.
• Travel August 13 through November 14, 2012.
• Blackout Dates Apply: August 18, August 30, September 3, and September 4, 2012.
• Travel valid every day except Fridays & Sundays.
• Advertised fares valid on nonstop service only. Mileage is determined by air mileage between your origin and destination.
• Advertised fares on connecting flights will be slightly higher due to government taxes and fees.
• The fares you see now include all government taxes and fees.
• Seats are limited. Fares may vary by destinations, flight, and day of week and won't be available on some flights that operate during very busy travel times and holiday periods.
• Fares are available for one-way travel.
• Fares may be combined with other Southwest Airlines combinable fares. If combining with other fares, the most restrictive fare's rules apply.
• Fares are nonrefundable but may be applied toward future travel on Southwest Airlines.
• Fares are not available through Group Desk.
• Any change in itinerary may result in an increase in fare. Standby travel requires an upgrade to the Anytime fare.
• Fares are subject to change until ticketed.
• Offer applies to published, scheduled service only.

 

[sullins5]

Airtran really has a great rate right now to be sure! I've been helping a young couple with their first trip, checking flights weekly. Cheapest from Memphis was $408pp roundtrip...and today?...drumroll please....... $216 pp!!!! It hasn't been that cheap here for the whole year! They are leaving out in October, so this was a deal! Grab it while you can! Doing the happy dance for them!!!!

 

[TB'sWidow]

Fine print, people. You have to read the fine print.

Yea its the fine print that gets me since I wanna fly home on a sunday and both Airtran and Southwest are still outrageousMary

 

[maggs1035]

Seriously? Buying airfare isn't like shopping in a department store. The same flight is not always the same price.

Wow!!!! Did you wake up on the wrong side of UR bed??? This isn't English class, its a forum and we were talking about airfare? And I don't think it hurts to call UR airline to double check that UR not missing something!

 

[maggs1035]

I like to sign up with kayak.com and they watch airfare for me, and send a txt message when it drops to a rate that I set. I still check every so often to see what's going on, but it's worked well for the last 3 yrs.

 

[dhardawa]

I would call SWA and ask why ur rates are not $99? If it falls in the dates?

The prices are "as low as"... My flights meet all the criteria (in the date ranges, nonstop, not on Friday or Sunday, etc.) for $99 each way, but they can actually sell them for anything they want because of those three little words.

 

[maggs1035]

The prices are "as low as"... My flights meet all the criteria (in the date ranges, nonstop, not on Friday or Sunday, etc.) for $99 each way, but they can actually sell them for anything they want because of those three little words.

Haha! Department stores do that too!

 

[swilshire]

We are flying Southwest in October. 1 1/2 tickets paid by cash. 1 1/2 paid with points. As soon as I saw this on Facebook, I rebooked them. Have almost $300 in credits for the cash portions and more than 20K points back. If I had waited until this sale, I could have booked all three tickets on points.

I changed our flight from Sunday to Monday for the biggest saving. I'll have to convince my boss to give me another day off work, but I had the hotel room for Sunday night anyway at no extra cost. It was booked through Marriott points and they have a pay for four nights get the fifth free deal.

Sheila

P.S. I've never done this before and am not sure about the cash credits. Do they expire one year from the date I received them (yesterday)? I just have to use them to book another flight by the expiration date, correct? Southwest doesn't fly out of our home airport, so I've only flown them a couple of times. Driving 200 miles to fly with them.

Thanks.