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Southwest Airlines is spending hundreds of millions of dollars upgrading its tech infrastructure to ensure a more seamless and on-time experience for you, the passenger. Here’s more information from The Dallas Morning News on the changes: “The centerpiece of this three-year, $250 million effort is a new reservations system that Southwest will begin implementing this…
When you purchase Rapid Rewards® points, you will receive up to 60% more points as a bonus plus receive an additional 10% bonus points for a total up to 70% more only until tonight! You need to purchase 21,000 or more points in order to qualify for the 70% bonus points. After today, you will no longer receive…
Two Free Drink Holidays—Saturday June 18 SWA’s Birthday and Sunday June 19 Father’s Day As indicated on the new Summer 2016 Inflight Menu, all Customers 21 and over are eligible for one free drink on the following days: SWA’s Birthday—Saturday, June 18 – Celebrate Southwest’s 45th birthday with a complimentary drink! Father’s Day—Sunday, June 19…
Earlier this week Flyertalk member dlaue (who snapped and owns this picture) spotted this at Terminal 1 at LAX, where Southwest Airlines is the only tenant, and started a thread, “have comfort animals gone too far?” The since the $95 pet fare on Southwest Airlines only “allows small vaccinated domestic cats and dogs to travel…
Today is your last chance to book or to revise any Southwest flights that you may have or need during this sale! Fares start at only $49, so check out what deals you can find! If you had previously booked a Southwest flight, you can look to see if the price has gone down. If the…
Southwest Airlines is hosting a nice sale with fares starting at only $49 one way. You have to book by June 9, 2016, 11:59 p.m. for the respective time zone of the originating city for these fares. Shop around and see what deals you can find. Travel in the U.S. valid August 23, 2016 through December 14,…
This week Southwest Airlines took delivery of two Boeing 737-800 aircraft with its all new “Heart Interior” which will be seen in 2017 as a part of being the launch customer of the Boeing 737-MAX aircraft. The two aircraft have tail numbers 8687 and 8688. One was flown from Payne Field (PAE) in Everett, Washington…
Southwest is looking to add service to Mexico from Los Angeles to 3 cities, Cancun, Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta now that the new aviation agreement between Mexico and the U.S. has been finalized. Southwest has confirmed what we wrote about earlier this month in Mucho Mexico? Southwest Airlines Hints Of Expanded Service In Mexico. Southwest…
If you haven’t joined Rapid Rewards Dining yet, you can score 1,000 bonus points when you sign up and spend only $25 at any participating restaurant in your first 30 days. Easy 1,000 Southwest Points Dining The Deal Within 30 days of creating your dining profile, you must dine at any participating restaurant, bar, or…
Southwest Airlines is currently accepting reservations through November 4, 2016 but tomorrow – Thursday May 19 – Southwest Airlines will be opening their schedule for bookings thru January 4, 2017. The schedule is often loaded early in the morning – prior to 6am central daylight time. Southwest.com has been known to have glitches when the…
The union representing Southwest Airline’s pilots wanted to place this ad in Chicago’s Midway International Airport this week in advance of the Southwest Airlines Annual Meeting of Shareholders which will be held on May 18, 2016 in Chicago, IL. The pilot union said that Chicago Midway International Airport denied the sale of the ad space, and yesterday…
The Dallas Morning News Airline Biz Blog reported today that Gary Kelly, the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Southwest Airlines, said in a communication with employees on Monday that “We have plans in the works for additional service to and from Mexico, so we’ll look forward to making those announcements just as soon as…
Wanna get away for the holidays this year on Southwest Airlines? According to Travel Tools on Southwest.com, they won’t be opening their late fall and early winter schedule extension until June 2, 2016. Mark your calendars if you want to be in on the schedule and fares, and plan to be up early as the…
Check your email for this promotion that Southwest sent to me where you can score A-List status through May. If you did receive this offer, you can register here (or you can check to see if you can register here.) With this promotion, you can extend the A-List status through the end of 2016 if you register, book,…
Check out this sale from Southwest where you can score one way flights starting at only $69. Check out the sale to see what deals you can find for travel by mid June in the U.S. Southwest Sale Starting $69 Flights Through June 15th Game on! Bounce outta town to your favorite destinations with fares…
Looking for an easy way to earn 1,000 bonus Rapid Rewards points? Then look no further, thanks to this latest offer from Southwest and TurboTax, where Rapid Rewards members can earn 1,000 bonus points, when you file your tax return through Rapids Reward Shopping. To qualify for this, you must file by Monday, April 18, 2016.…
Southwest Airlines, the airline that doesn’t charge fees for checked bags, is going to be raising their fees sightly for their early-bird check-in service. For more information about Early Bird Check-In, check out the frequently asked questions here. Per Southwest, This isn’t NUTS, it’s EarlyBird Check-In! At Southwest, we love our Employees and our Customers…
Service to Cuba is expected to resume this year, allowing U.S. carriers to operate a total of 20 daily round-trip flights between the U.S. and Havana, and 10 daily round-trip flights to nine other Cuban cities with international airports. The deadline for airlines to bid on these slots is today. With that in mind, many…
After surviving a pretty crappy winter in the northeast – including the blizzard that dropped about 30 inches of snow in 30 hours a couple of weeks ago – I decided that I would try and put together an inexpensive weekend getaway. My criteria was simple – I wanted some place that was tropical, and…
According to a press release, “Southwest Airlines® Introduces Pay With Amazon, Enhancing Customer Experience Onboard WiFi-Equipped Aircraft,” instead of paying with a credit card onboard Southwest flights, you can now pay with your Amazon account. Southwest Airlines Introduces Pay With Amazon Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) is excited to welcome Pay with Amazon onboard WiFi-equipped aircraft, offering…