Double Southwest Credits Flying into Philadelphia or DC Airports

Now for a limited time, earn double Southwest RapidRewards credits when you fly to/from Philadelphia, Baltimore, or Washington-Dulles airports. That means two credits for each one-way flight, instead of the usual one credit. You must register for the promotion, then book travel by August 11, 2010, and complete all travel by September 30th.

Double Southwest Rapid Reward Credits for Intra-California Flights

For a limited time, earn double Southwest Rapid Rewards credits for flights wholly within the State of California. That means you earn 2 credits for each one-way flight. You must register for this promotion, book travel between March 11 and April 6th and complete travel by May 26th to qualify. Click here for the details and to register.

California cities served by Southwest Airlines: Burbank, Los Angeles, Oakland, Ontario, Orange County, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, and San Jose.

Southwest Airlines $39 Short Haul Sale - Book Soon

Southwest Airlines has launched a $39/one way "short haul" sale good for travel thru May 25, 2010. From the Bay Area, short haul flights include all Southwest-served cities in Southern California and Nevada. For example, a flight between Oakland and Las Vegas is just $99/roundtrip, after all taxes and fees. Among the rules: Fare not available on Fridays or Sundays; tickets must be purchased by February 11th for these reduced prices. Click here for more information.

Other airlines may match these discounted rates in certain markets. So shop around!

$10 off Your Nextr Southwest Airlines Flight

Because Southwest Airlines reached 1 million followers on Twitter, they are giving out $10 off coupons to all. Save $10 ($5 each way) on your next Southwest flight. Book by tonight, for travel January 21-March 1, 2010. Use this link, then apply promo code: TWITTERLUV during checkout.

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Southwest Airlines on Twitter

Southwest Airlines $25/$50/$75/$100 4th Quarter Sale

Similar to a sale they offered earlier this year, Southwest has again discounted airfares to as low as $25 each way, depending on the total distance of the flight. Here's what you pay:

-Flights under 375 miles cost $25

-375-549 miles cost $50

-550-999 miles cost $75

-1000 miles+ cost $100

Travel permitted December 2-December 16, 2009 and January 5-February 10, 2010.

Purchase tickets by Midnight October 29, 2009 to take advantage of this sale.

Also - later this morning, other airlines may start matching the Southwest fare, click here to search other airlines.

Southwest Fliers: Register for Double Rapid Rewards Credit

Southwest Rapid Rewards members can now earn double credit for all flights between now and October 31, 2009. That means you earn 2 credits for each one way flight (4 if it's a roundtrip) to any city Southwest serves. Similar to other double credit offers offered by other airlines the past couple weeks, the promo is for new business/tickets - not for reservations made prior to the promotion start date. Click here to sign up.

Double Southwest & United Credit for Flights to/from Colorado

Southwest and United Airlines are both offering frequent flyer promotions for travelers flying to and from the state of Colorado. In both promos, registration is required prior to travel.

Southwest Airlines: Register by July 31, ticket and travel by September 30, 2009; earn double credits for each flight to/from Denver.

United Airlines: Register and ticket by June 30, travel by September 30, 2009;
earn double miles for flights to/from Denver, Aspen, Colorado Springs, Durango or Grand Junction.

Today Only 50% Off Flights to/from Bay Area

HOT!  Southwest has slashed fares to/from the San Francisco Bay Area and cities throughout the United States. You must purchase tickets today for travel through June 10, 2009. Here are some examples of fares we found:

Oakland to Baltimore: $70 each way

Oakland to Jacksonville: $85 each way

San Jose to Buffalo: $87 each way

San Jose to Phoenix: $50 each way

San Francisco to Los Angeles: $35 each way

San Francisco to Pittsburgh: $80 each way

Click here for more information on this offer (don't forget to use the promo codes listed on this page) and to make a reservation. 

Southwest To Start NYC Flights in June, Intro Fares from $99 OW

Beginning June 28th, Southwest Airlines will launch flights into New York City's La-Guardia airport - likely to the upset of rivals. According to the airline's website, introductory one-way fares start at just $99 each way from the San Francisco Bay Area for tickets purchased by April 20th, with travel dates June 29 through August 13, 2009. 

Mainline carriers such as United and American often frown when low-cost-carriers such as Southwest enter a new market because although a higher demand for air travel increases because of discounted fares, the mainline carriers often need to lower their prices, sometimes significantly, to compete with Southwest's ongoing low fares. Click here for information on the Southwest $99 offer. 

Collection of Southwest Airlines Commercials

Southwest Airlines has put out some witty marketing videos over the years. Here's a grab bag of recent favorites for you to enjoy and have a laugh to.  Good times. TGIF!

Southwest Begins Testing Onboard Wi-Fi

Oakland flight to feature the new service
Southwest Airlines says it is going ahead with plans to install internet on its planes. The carrier says up to four aircraft will be configured for wireless internet by March 2009, including one plane already testing the Wi-Fi technology. That plane, according to Today in the Sky, will be operating to and from the Oakland airport on Wednesday, giving passengers an opportunity to try out the service at no cost. According to Southwest, the service is being offered on a trial basis for now, as they have yet to receive final FCC approval.

Fares Drop To Orange County Ahead of Southwest & Virgin Service

By Mike Grasso

Last night, American and United Airlines dropped airfare between San Francisco and Orange County/John Wayne Airport. Both carriers now charge just $139 roundtrip "all in" (including taxes and fees), for travel between April 30 and June 10, 2009. Historically fares on this route averaged over $200 because United and American had a stronghold on this market, as the sole airlines operating flights between the two cities.

Why the sudden drop in fares? 10 new daily flights down to Orange County.

Come April 30th, Virgin America will intensify competition by operating five daily flights between SFO and Orange County. Then, Southwest starts service between the two cities on May 9th, also operating five times each day. Passenger capacity (available seats) on the ten new daily departures will increase significantly as well since both Virgin America and Southwest operate mainline aircraft which carry at least 120 passengers on each flight.

To compare, American flies smaller 44-seat regional jets and United uses a mixture of mainline and regional aircraft between the two cities. The total number of available seats will climb sharply just in time for the Summer, and with demand for air travel easing, airlines have no choice but to cut airfares.

So now is a great time to start planning that family vacation to Sunny Southern California and Disneyland. Click any of the travel search engines on the left column to begin your airfare search.

Southwest Announces Service Between SFO and Orange County

Beginning May 9th, Southwest Airlines will begin nonstop service between San Francisco and Orange County/John Wayne Airports. This added route is in addition to several nonstop flights the airline offers between Oakland, San Jose and Sacramento and Orange County.

The company says it will launch with five daily flights, with scheduled departures throughout the day. Tickets are currently available from $69 each way, based on a 21-day advance purchase.

United Airlines has previously dominated the SFO-Orange County market often charging more than $200 roundtrip on this route. 

Southwest Adjusts Summer Schedules

Southwest Airlines has released their summer schedule plans, and despite trimming nearly a dozen flights nationwide, the Bay Area is largely unaffected.

From Oakland Airport: Beginning May 9, 2009, an additional flight will be added to Albuquerque for a total of 3 daily nonstops. One additional flight to Kansas City route will result in 2 daily nonstops. Southwest will bring back a daily flight to Nashville which had previously been dropped from its schedule. Finally, Oakland will loose one flight up to Reno, but will continue to offer 3 daily nonstops.

From San Jose Airport: Overall, a loss of 2 flights on already high frequency routes. Las Vegas looses one flight, down to 8 nonstops. Los Angeles also looses a flight, but still leaves a whopping 12 daily flights still intact.

No adjustments to scheduled to/from Sacramento and San Francisco Airport were listed in their Summer schedule of changes.

Southwest Airlines: Buffalo 50% Off Sale

Southwest is running a 50% off promotion for flights to/from Buffalo, New York. Some great deals to be had from the San Francisco Bay Area:

From San Francisco: $87+ each way ($216 RT, including taxes)
HOT! From San Jose: $41+ each way ($138 RT, including taxes)
From Oakland: $70+ each way ($174 RT, including taxes)
From Sacramento $76+ each way ($196 RT, including taxes)

Book by Thursday, for travel between October 28, 2008 through February 12, 2009. Some blackout dates apply during the holidays. Use promotion code: FLYBUF if the discount is not already taken off for you.

San Francisco to Austin $68 Each Way

Southwest released a new set of DING! fares today, including a hot fare from SFO-Austin for $68 each way. Valid for Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday travel between October 21 - October 29, and Tuesday and Saturday travel November 1 - November 19. This special fare ends at 3:30 PM Today, and must be purchased using Southwest's DING! Program.

Fares for this route usually run over $200 round trip.

Southwest Begins SF-Denver Flights Today

Southwest will launch three daily nonstops between San Francisco and Denver later today. The added SFO route is in addition to existing nonstops options from Oakland, San Jose and Sacramento to the mile-high city. 14-day advance tickets are still available from $79+ each way at www.southwest.com.

Additional Non-Stop flights from The Bay Area to Austin

Southwest begins the first ever nonstop Oakland - Austin, Texas Service on Saturday. The early morning daily departure has a scheduled 3 hour 15 minute fly time.

Earlier this month, JetBlue launched new service from San Francisco to Austin.

Southwest Airlines 15% Off Discount Code

Coupon came through this morning with the airlines' Ding! fares. 15% off a round-trip Southwest flight, systemwide. Book your trip no later than April 21st, for travel dates between August 23-October 30th. Labor Day weekend is not eligible for the discount.

Visit http://www.southwest.com/ enter promotion code: DING15

Southwest Grounds 38 Boeing 737's for Review

The Airline is reporting irregular operations and grounded aircraft after a review of maintenance records led it to question whether required testing had been done on some of the Boeing 737 aircraft. As of Wednesday afternoon, Southwest reported 4% of scheduled flights had been cancelled Nationwide, including from Oakland Airport.
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