2-day sale: $29 intra-CA fares T Th Sa through mid-Feb: 990 or 822 points!!
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2-day sale: $29 intra-CA fares T Th Sa through mid-Feb: 990 or 822 points!!
$29 fares including taxes haven't been seen here in a very long time. Maybe decades. This is perfect for segment runs to qualify for fast track to A-list or even to reach 100 flights for Companion Pass. (Although same-day segment runs are likely to be auto-cancelled, requiring a phone call to restore them.)
Points bookings are 990 points, down to an incredible 822 points for very early or very late departures.
Details at
https://www.southwest.com/html/promo...26_offers.html
Points bookings are 990 points, down to an incredible 822 points for very early or very late departures.
Details at
https://www.southwest.com/html/promo...26_offers.html
Book by 9/27. Nonrefundable. Seats, travel days, and markets limited. 21-day advance purchase required. Blackout dates apply. Continental US travel valid 10/17/2017 – 2/14/2018 and international travel valid 10/17/2017 – 2/14/2018. Points bookings do not include government fees from $5.60 per one-way flight.
Edited to add: A $29 fare earns 83 points. That's hilarious!
Last edited by nsx; Sep 26, 2017 at 8:50 am
#3
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Yeah, this is so rare. Maybe it shows up unadvertised from time to time, but for Southwest to call it out is very unusual.
That being said, this is very bad news for investors in airlines (well, it is rare that there is ever good news for such investors).
And to be clear, $27 is the lowest advertised price, I am not sure why they didn't use that for the tagline.
Rasheed
That being said, this is very bad news for investors in airlines (well, it is rare that there is ever good news for such investors).
And to be clear, $27 is the lowest advertised price, I am not sure why they didn't use that for the tagline.
Rasheed
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There are several $29 routes from San Diego, such as Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose, and Sacramento. Is it possible to do 3 RTs in a day, thus requalifying for the promo A List status I was given a few weeks back? Which route should I target?
#6
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Was resigned to the fact that I wouldn't requal for A-List next year, until I saw this sale announcement in my email this morning. All booked. I've got to do 4 round trips, but that is still cheaper than what it would cost to purchase EBCI for all of my planned 2018 travel. Sweet. ^
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Just in time as I need 4 more segments for A-list. ^
Mid-Haul also great fares, e.g. $49 OAK-SLC !!
Will also save some $$ on January family trip though have to be careful as I see price goes up depending on # of people in your reservation (limited inventory?)
Mid-Haul also great fares, e.g. $49 OAK-SLC !!
Will also save some $$ on January family trip though have to be careful as I see price goes up depending on # of people in your reservation (limited inventory?)
Last edited by Boraxo; Sep 26, 2017 at 1:35 pm
#8
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For my day RT's, I targeted OAK in the hope of fewer chances for delays. I was happy to see that BUR also had the rock bottom fares as well, since for me it is a little closer than LAX, plus a lot easier access. Usually BUR is a bit more expensive than LAX, but not this time.
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I checked for a Saturday, figuring thinner schedule but less chance of flight delays and higher chance of empty middle seat. I made a mini spreadsheet of flight times for LAX-SFO LAX-OAK LAX-SJC BUR-OAK BUR-SJC and the return trips for all those. Then I picked a route. 5 segments was comfortable but 6 required some tight connections. I'll bet you can do 6 if you are willing to risk partial failure of the run or if you fly on a Tuesday or Wednesday and finish very late in the day.
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I checked for a Saturday, figuring thinner schedule but less chance of flight delays and higher chance of empty middle seat. I made a mini spreadsheet of flight times for LAX-SFO LAX-OAK LAX-SJC BUR-OAK BUR-SJC and the return trips for all those. Then I picked a route. 5 segments was comfortable but 6 required some tight connections. I'll bet you can do 6 if you are willing to risk partial failure of the run or if you fly on a Tuesday or Wednesday and finish very late in the day.
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After devising several different runs of 5 or 6 segments but before booking anything, I decided to change my plan for jump-starting my 2018 segment count. Now I'm going to make 2 round trips per week rather than one during the sale weeks. With the new standby policy I can fly whenever I'm ready, so this should be simple. It's more total travel time but I feel like I'm getting some value from the extra trips.
As a side benefit, Southwest's auto-cancellation 'bot won't cause havoc with my bookings.
As a side benefit, Southwest's auto-cancellation 'bot won't cause havoc with my bookings.
#13
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Seems one of the best benefits of same-day standby is that at least for non busy days (i.e. not a Sunday coming back from Vegas) you can simply just get the cheapest latest flight every time and leave whenever the heck you want for the cheapest price. It really doesn't get any better than that....
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Seems one of the best benefits of same-day standby is that at least for non busy days (i.e. not a Sunday coming back from Vegas) you can simply just get the cheapest latest flight every time and leave whenever the heck you want for the cheapest price. It really doesn't get any better than that....
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Seems one of the best benefits of same-day standby is that at least for non busy days (i.e. not a Sunday coming back from Vegas) you can simply just get the cheapest latest flight every time and leave whenever the heck you want for the cheapest price. It really doesn't get any better than that....
I am glad SDR is now a perk but it isn't as good as UA where I get a confirmed seat.