@kphitchcock wrote:
Huge lover of Southwest, its culture, operating philosophy, and the customer experience. Am wondering...does anyone ever want to book a flight more than six months out? Unfortunately, the reservation system doesn't allow one to go out farther than that. I would think the system could be programmed to go out longer. in the old days, airlines would post their flight schedules in a booklet. Are the actual route schedules not out there more than six months? I wouldn't think so. Any insight/thought/info would are appreciated.
I'm sure the airline knows roughly what they'll be doing during that time, but Southwest's approach is a little more flexible than other airlines where they have relatively less reliance on hub airports and the routes may change to adapt to current needs.
I'd be interested to hear other financial motivations for not letting people book earlier, it seems counterintuitive from a revenue standpoint but there must be some flexibility gained that is used at times or else they would offer longer booking.
Home airport MDW, frequent visitor to MCO to see the mouse.
