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jlwquilter · November 7, 2007, 03:44 PM

A cut and paste from an email I received today from Southwest:

Feel free to start making those Spring Break plans because the Southwest Airlines flight schedule opens tomorrow for travel through May 9, 2008!

Tomorrow is Thursday, Novemebr 8th

Luanne · November 7, 2007, 03:45 PM

Thanks. I have the date marked since there are a few trips I need to book.

pointsjunkie · November 7, 2007, 05:22 PM

do you know what time?

Dave M · November 7, 2007, 11:12 PM

Historically, they have usually extended the schedule within the first few minutes after 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. They last did that on June 27, but on September 27, they opened it at about 12:45 p.m.

Luanne · November 8, 2007, 10:58 AM

I just checked. Not open yet. It's a little before 8 a.m. Pacific time.

Dave M · November 8, 2007, 11:13 AM

Southwest just extended its booking window within the past few minutes.

Luanne · November 8, 2007, 11:23 AM

Yep, I just checked again and went in and booked my March flights. Got a couple of internet only that I'm guessing might not be around too long.

vacationlover2 · November 8, 2007, 11:34 AM

Did anyone else find their fares to be very expensive? I booked Philly to Orlando and cheapest I could get was $338 r/t. In August, I got r/t for $99. Is it because of spring break? Or what?

Thanks!

tomandrobin · November 8, 2007, 11:39 AM

We just tried to book our March and April trips!

Wow, thier prices really went up!!

Blues · November 8, 2007, 11:47 AM

Just booked our April trip. For our itinerary, prices only went up slightly. But did you notice their new classes of service? The old 5 or so tiers of classes are now replaced by 3 -- Business Select, Business, and Wanna Get Away. Business Select is pricey, but it guarantees you 'A' boarding priority and double flight credits. Hmm, sounds like 'A' boarding is going to be harder to get.

Skinsfan1311 · November 8, 2007, 11:55 AM

Thanks for sharing!!

I just snagged N/S RT from Baltimore to Vegas, (BWI to LAS), for $278.30pp!!!

Skinsfan1311 · November 8, 2007, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vacationlover2

Did anyone else find their fares to be very expensive? I booked Philly to Orlando and cheapest I could get was $338 r/t. In August, I got r/t for $99. Is it because of spring break? Or what?

Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomandrobin

We just tried to book our March and April trips!

Wow, thier prices really went up!!

As far as Baltimore to Vegas, the prices were fantastic, (IMO), especially for N/S flights, in March.

$338.00 is way too much for Philly to Orlando. Just keep plugging away. Good Luck!

Luanne · November 8, 2007, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blues

Just booked our April trip. For our itinerary, prices only went up slightly. But did you notice their new classes of service? The old 5 or so tiers of classes are now replaced by 3 -- Business Select, Business, and Wanna Get Away. Business Select is pricey, but it guarantees you 'A' boarding priority and double flight credits. Hmm, sounds like 'A' boarding is going to be harder to get.

I really didn't even notice the "perks" of Business Select. I just went for the cheapest flights.

Oh well, even if we don't get "A" boarding, we'll still get on the plane and to our destination, and at a lower price.

tabby1881 · November 8, 2007, 12:09 PM

SW flights are expensive for me. I could get from Manchester, NH to FLL April 18-26 for $363.70 pp in the cheapest categories. Last year, same basic dates, we paid $145.00 pp. We have no flexibility in our dates because we are going on a cruise.

Mom2MNEm · November 8, 2007, 01:28 PM

I just tried to book--was out getting a haircut when the schedule opened.
April19-27-- NY to Orlando. Only 1 flight home available under $200--at 6am--no thanks. Cheapest flights to Fla all booked except evening flights. And they were $165 so I will not book. 365 RT for bad flight times isn't worth it to me. If I can't get cheaper flights I will skip this trip--unfortunately we will not see the inlaws this year, but what can I say?

Lisa

riverdees05 · November 8, 2007, 08:11 PM

Booked from Nashville to Las Vegas, it was a lot higher than I expected by $100.00. Maybe a lower price will come up later and can rebook.

bailey · November 9, 2007, 12:34 AM

Almost double!

UWSurfer · November 9, 2007, 09:56 AM

For those who aren't familiar with SWA "Ding" fares, check out the thread here on TUG about it.

http://www.tugbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57618

pedro47 · November 10, 2007, 07:40 AM

Just book Orlando for February 08 at $91.16 not including all the add-ons.

gerryc28 · November 11, 2007, 01:01 PM

Can anyone tell me why all flights from ALB (Albany,NY) to anyplace in Florida for the weekend of April 11th and coming back the following weekend are so expensive, compared to the rest of the month?
If you look at ALB-MCO on the 11th, all of the non-stop flights are already unavailable. It doesn't seem possible that they would be filled as soon as the schedule opened up. Is it possible SWA holds these flights until the others are filled?
I can't even get a seat on a non-stop with a Rapid Reward reservation.
I'm on a downer because our vacation is the 11th to the 18th.

Gerry

tomandrobin · November 11, 2007, 01:13 PM

I don't think they have released all of thier flights yet. We were booking right at 11am when the new fares came out, yet many of the flights we wanted had shown no availability.

We are going to wait it out to see what Dings may come.

November 7, 2007, 03:44 PM	#1
jlwquilter TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jan 24, 07 Location: West Palm Beach FL Posts: 700	Southwest Opens Booking thru May 9 Tomorrow A cut and paste from an email I received today from Southwest: Feel free to start making those Spring Break plans because the Southwest Airlines flight schedule opens tomorrow for travel through May 9, 2008! Tomorrow is Thursday, Novemebr 8th

November 7, 2007, 03:45 PM	#2
Luanne TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 6, 05 Location: San Francisco Bay area Posts: 3,468 Resorts: Maui Lea at Maui Hill San Diego Country Estates	Thanks. I have the date marked since there are a few trips I need to book. __________________ Luanne

November 8, 2007, 10:58 AM	#5
Luanne TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 6, 05 Location: San Francisco Bay area Posts: 3,468 Resorts: Maui Lea at Maui Hill San Diego Country Estates	I just checked. Not open yet. It's a little before 8 a.m. Pacific time. __________________ Luanne

November 8, 2007, 11:23 AM	#7
Luanne TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 6, 05 Location: San Francisco Bay area Posts: 3,468 Resorts: Maui Lea at Maui Hill San Diego Country Estates	Yep, I just checked again and went in and booked my March flights. Got a couple of internet only that I'm guessing might not be around too long. __________________ Luanne

November 9, 2007, 12:34 AM	#17
bailey TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 6, 05 Posts: 210	southwest Almost double!

November 7, 2007, 05:22 PM	#3
pointsjunkie TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jan 19, 07 Location: long island,ny Posts: 1,832 Resorts: harborside wkv,svv(x5), sdo(x3), finally 5* and done!!	do you know what time?

November 7, 2007, 11:12 PM	#4
Dave M Moderator TUG Lifetime Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 16, 04 Location: Sun City Hilton Head, SC Posts: 11,351	Historically, they have usually extended the schedule within the first few minutes after 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. They last did that on June 27, but on September 27, they opened it at about 12:45 p.m.

November 8, 2007, 11:13 AM	#6
Dave M Moderator TUG Lifetime Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 16, 04 Location: Sun City Hilton Head, SC Posts: 11,351	Southwest just extended its booking window within the past few minutes.

November 8, 2007, 11:34 AM	#8
vacationlover2 TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Nov 20, 06 Location: New Jersey Posts: 550 Resorts: Marriott Aruba Surf Club Marriott Manor Club Sequel	Did anyone else find their fares to be very expensive? I booked Philly to Orlando and cheapest I could get was $338 r/t. In August, I got r/t for $99. Is it because of spring break? Or what? Thanks!

November 8, 2007, 11:39 AM	#9
tomandrobin TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Feb 1, 06 Location: Bel Air, Maryland Posts: 2,668 Resorts: Disney - SSR, BLT & AKV Starwood - WKV, WSJ, WLR, HRA & Done!	We just tried to book our March and April trips! Wow, thier prices really went up!!

November 8, 2007, 11:47 AM	#10
Blues TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 6, 05 Location: Monterey County CA Posts: 888 Resorts: HGVC, The Ridge Tahoe	Just booked our April trip. For our itinerary, prices only went up slightly. But did you notice their new classes of service? The old 5 or so tiers of classes are now replaced by 3 -- Business Select, Business, and Wanna Get Away. Business Select is pricey, but it guarantees you 'A' boarding priority and double flight credits. Hmm, sounds like 'A' boarding is going to be harder to get.

November 8, 2007, 11:55 AM	#11
Skinsfan1311 TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Mar 5, 06 Location: Maryland Posts: 226	Thanks for sharing!! I just snagged N/S RT from Baltimore to Vegas, (BWI to LAS), for $278.30pp!!!

November 8, 2007, 12:09 PM	#14
tabby1881 TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 8, 05 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 30 Resorts: Attitash Grand Summit	SW flights are expensive for me. I could get from Manchester, NH to FLL April 18-26 for $363.70 pp in the cheapest categories. Last year, same basic dates, we paid $145.00 pp. We have no flexibility in our dates because we are going on a cruise.

November 8, 2007, 01:28 PM	#15
Mom2MNEm TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Feb 18, 06 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 88 Resorts: Divi Little Bay St Maartin, French Quarter Branson, Fairfield points/ Old Town Alexandria,Williamsburg Kingsgate	I just tried to book--was out getting a haircut when the schedule opened. April19-27-- NY to Orlando. Only 1 flight home available under $200--at 6am--no thanks. Cheapest flights to Fla all booked except evening flights. And they were $165 so I will not book. 365 RT for bad flight times isn't worth it to me. If I can't get cheaper flights I will skip this trip--unfortunately we will not see the inlaws this year, but what can I say? Lisa

November 8, 2007, 08:11 PM	#16
riverdees05 TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 6, 05 Location: Middle TN Posts: 2,307 Resorts: OLCC, Lakewood, Foxrun, Lake Tahoe Vacation Resort, Landmark, Fontana, Sweetbriar,Tree Tops-TN, Grand Timbers, Marriott	Booked from Nashville to Las Vegas, it was a lot higher than I expected by $100.00. Maybe a lower price will come up later and can rebook.

November 9, 2007, 09:56 AM	#18
UWSurfer TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Feb 10, 07 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,602 Resorts: HGVC & Summer Bay Desert Club - Las Vegas, San Clemente Inn, Gardens @ W.Maui	For those who aren't familiar with SWA "Ding" fares, check out the thread here on TUG about it. http://www.tugbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57618

November 10, 2007, 07:40 AM	#19
pedro47 TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 6, 05 Location: East Coast Posts: 1,544	Just book Orlando for February 08 at $91.16 not including all the add-ons.

November 11, 2007, 01:01 PM	#20
gerryc28 Guest BBS Reg. Date: Feb 2, 06 Posts: 16	Can anyone tell me why all flights from ALB (Albany,NY) to anyplace in Florida for the weekend of April 11th and coming back the following weekend are so expensive, compared to the rest of the month? If you look at ALB-MCO on the 11th, all of the non-stop flights are already unavailable. It doesn't seem possible that they would be filled as soon as the schedule opened up. Is it possible SWA holds these flights until the others are filled? I can't even get a seat on a non-stop with a Rapid Reward reservation. I'm on a downer because our vacation is the 11th to the 18th. Gerry

November 11, 2007, 01:13 PM	#21
tomandrobin TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Feb 1, 06 Location: Bel Air, Maryland Posts: 2,668 Resorts: Disney - SSR, BLT & AKV Starwood - WKV, WSJ, WLR, HRA & Done!	I don't think they have released all of thier flights yet. We were booking right at 11am when the new fares came out, yet many of the flights we wanted had shown no availability. We are going to wait it out to see what Dings may come.

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