Yesterday, Southwest Airlines announced a 48-hour sale that shocked most travel experts around the United States. The brief sale will end at 11:59 PST tonight, so grab your seats now. The sale is for Fall travel; more specifically, anytime between September 9 and November 18 will include the low fares. Flights 0-400 miles are priced at just $30, flights 401-750 miles are $60, and anything greater than 750 miles is $90. Not too bad, right?
Travel expert Rick Seaney writes: “The meaning of this sale: it is one indication that airlines are by no means out of the woods yet – as oil prices remain volatile and demand precarious.”
With air fares starting to rise, for the first time in quite some time, this comes better timed than a lemonade on a hot summer’s day. Some travelers have been reluctant to book tickets for Fall travel, but Southwest opens up the idea-book once again. Far-from-home college students, like myself, can relax; now we don’t have to stay hundreds of miles away from home for Thanksgiving and other breaks.
In other news, Jon Ostrower has incredible video of the 787′s taxi tests.
