SOUTHWEST fares high for November

[Dakota731]

Newly posted rates are very steep and I’m not talking Thanksgiving week. Do you think they will go down?

 

[katallo]

Agree. We are booking earlier in the month and flights in an out of BWI are expensive. I'm hoping they drop but not sure if they will. Our RT for one is almost $350. Keep checking and fingers crossed.

With the recent news about more issues with the 737's my DH wants to drive.

I have learned one thing. I'm not getting up early to book on opening day. Prices haven't changed at all this week.

 

[Keacc]

There were very good fares when they were released on May 30th. The more they sell, the higher they get.

 

[katallo]

That's what was odd. The prices today are the exact same prices that opened on May 30th.

 

[juju12345]

Ugh I have been stalking Southwest to get tickets for Jamaica around Thanksgiving. I was on there as soon as they loaded and it said WGA fares were “sold out”. . I’m just going to keep stalking and hope they show up but may have to pay stupid $585 one way prices.

 

[chaoskids]

We’ve started trying to travel Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. Flights are much lower. It doesn’t always work out with work schedules but we try.

 

[sethschroeder]

Agree. We are booking earlier in the month and flights in an out of BWI are expensive. I'm hoping they drop but not sure if they will. Our RT for one is almost $350. Keep checking and fingers crossed.

With the recent news about more issues with the 737's my DH wants to drive.

I have learned one thing. I'm not getting up early to book on opening day. Prices haven't changed at all this week.

What does the Max have to do with it? It's been months since Southwest used the Max and only 5% of their flights were ever on it.

By November it will be fully fixed (unlikely) or they will have changed routes to account for the few less airplanes.

 

[katallo]

Sorry. Should have added this link. The new issue is about a problem with the wings.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/02/boe...parts-that-may-be-susceptible-to-failure.html

 

[PSUGuy]

We got MCO to PHL, direct at 1:40 pm for $116 if by cash, 7,379 points each. This was Nov 6 and we're pretty happy, this is less than the downward leg on Oct 28.

Bill From PA

 

[Dakota731]

Depends what airport I guess. Fares were definitely not good for us on release day. Probably another one of those things where people who book at the last minute get the deals, but I hate worrying about selling out.

 

[SaintsManiac]

There were very good fares when they were released on May 30th. The more they sell, the higher they get.

They most certainly were NOT good out of my airport. Hardly any WGA available at all.

 

[pixiedustedme]

Ugh I have been stalking Southwest to get tickets for Jamaica around Thanksgiving. I was on there as soon as they loaded and it said WGA fares were “sold out”. . I’m just going to keep stalking and hope they show up but may have to pay stupid $585 one way prices.

At that price I recommend choosing another airline to get a better deal.

 

[chelleb1974]

The WGA fares were higher than I had hoped on 5/30, so I've been checking daily. They haven't changed much, but now the WGA fare for the flight I wanted is Sold Out. What are the realistic chances more seats will be released? We are flying 11/30-12/8, so there's plenty of time....I think I'm just being nervous, hah!

 

[jennapens]

We are flying around Thanksgiving , so I know they would be higher. I didn't expect it to be crazy high. We are going to hold off for a while and hope they come down a bit. Unfortunately, Pittsburgh only has Southwest and Spirit direct to MCO (and Spirit is just as high). We wanted to fly out late on Thanksgiving Day, but the latest flight out is at 1:00pm that day. ????

 

[Darklord77]

I was looking at a flight to Phoenix in early November. I was a little surprised with the high prices. Not crazy high, but about $40-55 more per way over what it was last year at the same exact time. Last year the flight prices never came down from where they started. They only went higher! I have had some success recently stalking the SW website. You have to check twice a day at minimum. I saved a boatload on round-trips to San Diego by checking the website. The tickets only dropped for about 6 hours then went back up to original price.

 

[crazymomof4]

I was looking at a flight to Phoenix in early November. I was a little surprised with the high prices. Not crazy high, but about $40-55 more per way over what it was last year at the same exact time. Last year the flight prices never came down from where they started. They only went higher! I have had some success recently stalking the SW website. You have to check twice a day at minimum. I saved a boatload on round-trips to San Diego by checking the website. The tickets only dropped for about 6 hours then went back up to original price.

I booked Philly to Orange Co, Calif for Nov of last year in May of 2018 and I only re-booked for a lower rate once. The prices were very good then IMO. This year is so different. (I want late Oct outbound, returning early Nov) I've been checking several times a week (making sure I always check Tue and Sun) since the beginning of May and prices are higher than they started at last year and not dropping.
I'm going to take your suggestion and check twice/day minimum. I know I have time yet, so not panicking. It is what it is.
Southwest has always been my "go to" airline but I have to say for this trip, I have been and will continue to do Kayak searches to see what other airlines are looking like for my dates.

 

[disneyfan2kids]

The WGA fares were higher than I had hoped on 5/30, so I've been checking daily. They haven't changed much, but now the WGA fare for the flight I wanted is Sold Out. What are the realistic chances more seats will be released? We are flying 11/30-12/8, so there's plenty of time....I think I'm just being nervous, hah!

I'm flying PHL to MCO and back for EXACT same dates as you. I logged in on opening day (a few hours late) and non-stop flights were SOLD OUT for the 3 morning non-stops. I had to settle for an after 4pm non-stop (basically losing a whole day.) The VERY next day they were suddenly no longer sold out and I happened to check. Since I was within 24 hours it was an easy switch (only $60 more total for 5 people for the first nonstop) and I got to keep my EBCI because it was within 24 hours. Fingers crossed for you! I was super annoyed that they "sold out" so fast as well!

 

[Darklord77]

I've been checking several times a week (making sure I always check Tue and Sun)

I think the Sun and Tue trick is not valid so much anymore. The significant (and short-lived) price drop I discovered was on a Saturday morning. By dinner time it was back up to original price.

 

[crazymomof4]

I think the Sun and Tue trick is not valid so much anymore. The significant (and short-lived) price drop I discovered was on a Saturday morning. By dinner time it was back up to original price.

Good to know! Thanks for the tip!
ETA: I literally just put a sticky note on my laptop that reads: CHECK SOUTHWEST!

 

[keishashadow]

There were very good fares when they were released on May 30th. The more they sell, the higher they get.

Consider yourself lucky, they were high out of the gate for me who was sitting refreshing that am

The fares were lower than release prices same dates last year but still a good 50% higher than average I pay throughout the year

The WGA fares were higher than I had hoped on 5/30, so I've been checking daily. They haven't changed much, but now the WGA fare for the flight I wanted is Sold Out. What are the realistic chances more seats will be released? We are flying 11/30-12/8, so there's plenty of time....I think I'm just being nervous, hah!

Good question, no idea

We are flying around Thanksgiving , so I know they would be higher. I didn't expect it to be crazy high. We are going to hold off for a while and hope they come down a bit. Unfortunately, Pittsburgh only has Southwest and Spirit direct to MCO (and Spirit is just as high). We wanted to fly out late on Thanksgiving Day, but the latest flight out is at 1:00pm that day. ????

There’s allegiant too, although every single time i’ve Flown them the plan is late taking off. Also they fly into sanford and limited days of travel.

LBE also on spirit but flights seem to be higher there to point where it’s pricer that PIT even factoring in the free parking

I had the next to last NS flight in my cart, was adding in my DH KTN and got error message when I hit submit. Arrrrrrgh. The WGA sold out, grrr. Called & told ‘sorry’. Flying down on the really late one now that Friday. Watching the other flights & spirit (who is nearly $350 pp one way) like a hawk lol. Good luck