Some time this morning Southwest's schedule opened through November 1, 2013. The travel tools page at
www.southwest.com/html/travel-tools/index.html says: "On May 6, 2013, we will open our schedule for sale through December 19, 2013." (subject to change)
In other news:
1. Southwest is integrating its reservations process with AirTran, offering shared itineraries for 39 cities. "The airline is on pace to fully connect the networks in April." Free bags and other policies will be governed by whether you book your trip on southwest.com or airtran.com. See
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/south...-networks.html
2. As explained in post 43 of that thread, the Companion Pass can be used for shared Southwest/AirTran itineraries booked on southwest.com. Post 44 notes that this will not include international travel, since international itineraries will only be bookable on airtran.com.
3. Gary Kelly recently hinted about restrictions on Wanna Get Away fares which could go beyond the no-show fee already announced to start some time in 2013. See
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/south...ur-future.html
4. The fee to revive expired ticketless funds appears to have increased to $100 from the former $75 and $50 not too long ago. See
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/south...red-funds.html
5. Points will start expiring some time this year for accounts without activity for 2 years. I do not expect expiration to occur until either members are notified by email or members are given a way to check the expiration date online.
6. On a very sad note, our first and most prolific company representative, SWABrian, died last week. Share your thoughts at
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/south...-swabrian.html