40% OFF FARE SALE!!

[dfwskier]

Southwest offers 2 real fare sales every year. One in June for the Mid August thru just before Christmas time period and a second one in August for the period listed above plus about 6 weeks in January and February. This is the June sale. 

These are the real deals, unlike the every week fare sales you see out of Southwest. You will not see lower fares than these before the end of the year.

WARNING: apparently the sale does not apply to all routes, so it might not be a good deal for everyone, but if it applies to your route, it will likely be the best deal you'll see this year.

[bec102896]

I thought the other was in October 

[dfwskier]

Nope, August.

[Znssa55]

I saw this thread and I soooo ohhhh sooo hope you are right. I am getting nervous we are already half way through the month of August. Prayfully its towards the end of the month.

[dfwskier]

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@Znssa55 wrote:

I saw this thread and I soooo ohhhh sooo hope you are right. I am getting nervous we are already half way through the month of August. Prayfully its towards the end of the month.

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I am waiting for it, too.

[tlambeth]

@dfwskier  Did you end up get 40% off in August? About what part of the month?

[dfwskier]

Yes, I did - for September and October travel.

[Sarahsummer23]

There’s no sale for January / February.  We are already mid August and there hadn’t really been a real sale since June 

[SoCalFlyer97]

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@Sarahsummer23 wrote:

There’s no sale for January / February.  We are already mid August and there hadn’t really been a real sale since June 

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SW has announced a number of Low-Fare sales since the BDAY-50 sale from last June. The discounted fare varies between routes, destinations, and dates of travel. SW's "Find the Best Flight Deals" page may help. Start by selecting your origin airport:

https://www.southwest.com/find-best-flight-deals/

Note that some airports including one not too far from where I work are usually excluded from SW sales. In the case of Orange County SNA airport, they are bound by a maximum passenger cap from a legal settlement; thus, to control passenger demand, prices are higher and are excluded from most SW sales.

Hope this helps.

[bec102896]

Personally though I’d rather have the $39 sale as this isn’t as good as previous years $70 each way AUS-DAL instead of $29-$49 same with a bunch of other routes. Oh well at least it’s better than $129-$173