Schedule Extension
Mar 21, 2024, 5:21 am
#1
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Long Island
Programs: Southwest Airlines, Marriot
Posts: 235
Schedule Extension
Easiest ever and great flight times from ISP>PBI !!! Prices (points use) way down from the past two seasons. 6000 points less this year for travel from 12/20 - 12/31....
Last edited by Blitzjb; Mar 22, 2024 at 5:59 am
Mar 21, 2024, 6:05 am
#2
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 33
Mar 21, 2024, 8:01 am
#3
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: LAX/SMF/PDX/HNL
Programs: Hilton-lifetime diamond, Southwest A+, companion pass
Posts: 1,748
Same for LAX-HNL in December.
And $130 is now the new $90 which was the new $79 which was the new $59 ------- which once was the $29 one way default fare for LAX-SMF or return.
And $130 is now the new $90 which was the new $79 which was the new $59 ------- which once was the $29 one way default fare for LAX-SMF or return.
Mar 21, 2024, 1:03 pm
#5
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 4
I don't know about hawaii specifically, but it is not uncommon for popular routes/schedules. They may release lower fare buckets at some point.
Mar 21, 2024, 5:41 pm
#7
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: California
Posts: 1,129
$130 is just the default fare, not the cheapest fare. You have to buy during the good sales. Most sales are bad or mediocre. I looked at the emails for a random early December flight from last year. There was the anniversary sale in June which took the price down to $69. Later on in July, there was a $29 sale for intra-California which turned out to be the cheapest possible fare for the early December date since it covered 8/15/23 to 2/14/24. I bought everything during that $29 sale. If you want to pay $130 and get Southwest credits back when the price drops, that's one option. I'm not doing that. If it stays at $130 (super duper unlikely), I'll rent a car and drive I-5. The June thru mid August fares may be sticky and might never drop below $79 or $89. This year I got nothing booked after the first week of June for intra-CA. I'll wait it out.
Mar 22, 2024, 1:57 pm
#9
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: California
Posts: 1,129
Yeah. I almost always don't buy early when there is no sale. But I bit on a $100 LAX to AUS about a week before Christmas and used AA for other near Christmas flights that are beyond ridiculous on Southwest fares. I don't think Christmas ever went on sale in 2023 despite the Christmas 2022 fiasco which surprised me a lot. This year with the lack of capacity, I think we are going to see fewer sales and more blackout dates.
Mar 22, 2024, 2:19 pm
#10
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$120 within California on a peak date? No thanks. Something better is sure to appear later.
Mar 22, 2024, 7:05 pm
#12
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