What time on Tuesday does SW post their weekly internet special airfares?

[rocketman]

What time on Tuesday mornings does Southwest Airlines post their weekly internet special airfares? I would like to increase my chances of getting the lowest airfare for a group of seven.

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

Sometime between 12 am and 6 am their time. I got my weekly email at 4:20 am on Tuesday.
sign up for email notification, it is free. It is on the website.

 

[rocketman]

Yes, I get the email updates but have never paid attention to the time it was sent. If you got your email at 4:20 AM Eastern that would be 3:20 Central. I wonder if the specials are posted to SW website at the same time that the emails are sent? I expect that in order to get 7 tickets at a special rate I will need to jump on it pretty quickly. I am hoping someone can narrow the time range even further so I could get more sleep!

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

Originally posted by rocketman
Yes, I get the email updates but have never paid attention to the time it was sent. If you got your email at 4:20 AM Eastern that would be 3:20 Central. I wonder if the specials are posted to SW website at the same time that the emails are sent? I expect that in order to get 7 tickets at a special rate I will need to jump on it pretty quickly. I am hoping someone can narrow the time range even further so I could get more sleep!

Why don't you call them and ask? Yes, the specials are on the site when the emails are sent. On May 4th it was 3:43 am On March 30th it was 3:42am, Feb. 24th 4:03am.

This should give you a pattern to go with. Obviously, after 3 am.

I have yet to have a problem obtaining many reservations even after I wake up and see the specials.

 

[rocketman]

I called several weeks ago and the agent said they were released around 9:00 AM Central. This is obviously wrong according to you and my experience (yesterday morning at 6:00 AM the internet specials were already posted).

The current lowest fares are $104 Fun Fares and $118 Advanced Purchase one way. I am hoping for some Internet Specials to be released sometime like $79 or maybe $59 one way. I don't know how many tickets they release at the special prices but since I will trying to get seven tickets I figure I can't wait around too much.

Thanks Gail for the times. That will help a lot.