Southwest rates?

[Degli]

I am soooo bummed. I lost a fair @$111.00 one way in Feb. It was the lowest I could find out of Orlando at this time. Of course I didn't jump on it and it went up to $168.00. Any chance it could come back down or is this it for this flight? Anyone with experience in this? Thanks

 

[TammyAlphabet]

Your best bet at this point is to get a DING fare. I find the best DING fares 3-6 weeks out, so keep on the lookout. Also, if you are renting a car, you could consider flying into Tampa as an alternative.

 

[jlovesee]

Don't take this wrong, but I always find waiting on southwest kind of like a game of Russian Roulette. Do I or don't I? A few weeks ago I was putting myself through the same personal stress for my January flights. Flying out on January 19th flying back on January 27th.

Where are you flying out of? $160 seems high on Southwest for a one way flight, depending on the city (for example for Los Angeles that wouldn't be that high but for Kansas City it is VERY high) Also, Is it saying "web only!" in red next to it, or is it just the basic "wanna get away" fare?

Here is what I would do. I would watch the fare every day for the next week or two, if it doesn't go down, then I would go ahead and book it at the lowest fare available. Usually the basic fares don't change much (its just those web only that change all the time!) Chances are between now and two weeks from now at some point in time Southwest will offer some kind of web fare.

I would also HIGHLY recommend signing up for their e-mail alerts This is different from DING you get e-mails from Southwest once or twice a week announcing their different fare sales.

Also keep in mind if you do book a fare, and then the price goes down you can always rebook at the lower price and get a credit back from southwest to use on a later flight (within 1 year).

Jennifer

 

[AngieInOH]

I feel your pain. Last week I could have gotten flights out of Detroit for $65 both ways. Now it's up to $99. Still not bad but I feel like I missed an opportunity. I'm reluctant to book because I've seen Dings in the last month or so for $46-$54. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

 

[disneyfan2]

We had booked our SW rates at $92 for Feb then our other partyu of 2 waited for the following day and rates went up to $169, return @229!! Boy were they disappointed, it basically doubled+ the fare they expected. they moved to beginning of February separate from us. But i guess it will be better crowds and they also have $300 by going during value season and for the same price added 1 more day. so they saved a bunch by rebooking for value season!

 

[Degli]

Should I jump on the $168 one way fare with SWA or wait a week or so? I'm afraid this will go up. The day is actually the Sunday before Prez day Monday. I'm a bit nervous.

 

[Vijoge]

Should I jump on the $168 one way fare with SWA or wait a week or so? I'm afraid this will go up. The day is actually the Sunday before Prez day Monday. I'm a bit nervous.

Depends on how you feel about ending up with a credit with SW. If that's ok with you, book now and hope for a price drop or a ding!

Be aware that your credit (s) will expire one year from the date of your original reservation.
They are transferable, so if you can't use them you can give/sell them to someone else.

My guess is, the price may very well go up again before Feb. Personally, I would book now, but of course, that may not work for everyone. Right now I have flights booked for Feb and Mar and I'd welcome a few credits to pay for flights I'm going to book for Sep and Nov.

 

[Degli]

Wow,
I figured it out. The flight only had 2 seats left at $111.00 and more at $168.00 for the same departure time. I went ahead and booked the 2 at 1 price and 2 at the other. Just to be safe. Oh well I saved some money!

 

[Vijoge]

Wow,
I figured it out. The flight only had 2 seats left at $111.00 and more at $168.00 for the same departure time. I went ahead and booked the 2 at 1 price and 2 at the other. Just to be safe. Oh well I saved some money!

Now just keep checking prices on those flights daily. If they drop- rebook and save some more. You do have ding! installed, right?

 

[Degli]

Yes,
I do have DING installed. How does DING send updates?

 

[Vijoge]

Yes,
I do have DING installed. How does DING send updates?

Ding! only sends Ding! fares.

Each day, when I get home from work, I check for updates/price changes for my flights. This has nothing to do with Ding! (although I check Ding! fares daily, too).

Go to the BOOK TRAVEL screen and enter the information for your flight(s) as if you were booking a new flight. Check the prices-if they're lower than you paid you'll want to book at the lower fare. You can change a flight once-after that you have to cancel and rebook.