Southwest Airfare Sale

Whoa... thanks.

Thanks for the hot tip

Nice!! thanks for the heads up!! i wonder if san diego to san fran is under 450 miles? i guess i could just look it up......

thanks again!

Nice...I might need to take advantage of this sale

Nice, Dude! Thanks for the heads up!

I'm in jersey and they have no service here either

great deal for those that are looking to travel a bit. didnt work out for me though, too far from where l want to go in buffalo and would also mean l need to rent a car

its a great deal but you got to do it quick. the sale is only for 72 hours and if you dont get there quick enough all the good deal seats are gone. so be sure and make up your mind.

Originally posted by Peekaboo Yea its a great deal. I booked with them for a trip to seattle for 320$ a few weeks back. I called and had them credit the different after this sale. You save a lot with them since they have free check in!

awesome deal, southwest has a great return policy love flying with them :-D

RT Denver to reno/tahoe last week of Jan = 141$

ridiculous.

too bad this doesnt work for thanksgiving or christmas. i was so stoked when i saw this at first

^^^ya dicks has those sportubes for about 150 that makes getting your gear around a lot cheaper. living where i live its cheaper to drive my car to mast places in the west and then i have transpo while im there. i did pass this on to my brother who lives in NY so he booked a flight home in january so we can hit up local montains here, i will have to tell him about the snowboards being free to check since we figgured it was cheaker to fedex them

the sale doesn't apply to the last 2 weeks of december... which is the only time I can go... I hate having to travel when everyone else does...

Originally posted by dnbreaks They tell you that you need to have a hard shell container for your boards, because that is what it says in their written policy.  However, I've taken my boards in the regular board bag and it is fine as long as the bag weighs less than 50 lbs.  I was able to put two boards, two sets of bindings, helmets and boots in a single board bag and it came in under 50 lbs.  And I threw in some cardboard around the edges of board for a little extra protection.

I have a 180cm dakine 'board bag..they're just ginormous..I hope they won't charge me extra for bringing a refrigerator like bag..lol..I'll make sure it's under 50 lbs though..you think I'll have problem(s) having a too large of a bucket? it's been a while since I used SW that's why...

Nice!! thank you sir..yeah i'll put 2-3 boards inside the travel bag and some clothings/gears to prevent boards scratching one another..or edges..last year, when we flew over to Reno, We used Horizon and Continental air..which both charged us 25 per luggage..rip off!!! SW though at least I don't have to worry about the extra charges! WOO HOO!!!

really good deal, wish i had somewhere i wanted to go

haha i saw that deal but none of the dates worked out for me unfortunately. hopefully its not the last deal of the season

Originally posted by sopel10 this deal almost made me go to colorado.....141$ both ways to den from chicago, 2 bags free.....wow i wish i didn't have to go to my sister's wedding this year in bahamas....

Aww man missed it! Thanks for posting, though. If they have any more deals please post again.

Darn, missed the sale; would have taken advantage of it.  Oh well - thanks anyway.

This is what southwest says on their site about snowboard/ski gear:

Snow or water skis are accepted when enclosed in a suitable container. Southwest Airlines provides free plastic bags for ski equipment. These bags are used to prevent the various components of ski equipment from becoming separated. The skis will be conditionally accepted unless they are being transported in a hard, plastic case or standard ski bag. Snow ski equipment consists of one pair each of skis, ski poles, and boots. Water-ski equipment includes one pair of skis and one life preserver or vest. Snowboard equipment includes one snowboard and one pair of boots. When substituting ski equipment for a free bag, Southwest Airlines allows up to two bags (containing one set of snow skis, ski poles, and ski boots) to count as one item, even if they are packed and tagged separately. (Overweight charges may still apply.)

and it counts toward one of out of 2 of your free checked bags.

http://www.southwest.com/html/customer-service/baggage/special-luggage-pol.html

Just don't go above 50lbs.  It's the same with all the other airlines.  I've flown jet blue, us airways, continental, alaska with my snowboard equipment and all are the same.  As long as you don't go over 50lbs or have a abnormally large snowboard you are good to go.  Just check the special luggage portion of their baggage policies and it tells you about snow equipment. 

going to colorado this winter thanks to this lovely sale...thank you southwest

DAMN how could I have missed this!!!

Called Southwest again today about carry-on limits.  As long as it's within 10 x 16 x 24 inches and can be placed in the overhead cabin storage or under your seat.

Knowing this was a sigh of relief!

Originally posted by hana24 This is what southwest says on their site about snowboard/ski gear: Snow or water skis are accepted when enclosed in a suitable container. Southwest Airlines provides free plastic bags for ski equipment. These bags are used to prevent the various components of ski equipment from becoming separated. The skis will be conditionally accepted unless they are being transported in a hard, plastic case or standard ski bag. Snow ski equipment consists of one pair each of skis, ski poles, and boots. Water-ski equipment includes one pair of skis and one life preserver or vest. Snowboard equipment includes one snowboard and one pair of boots. When substituting ski equipment for a free bag, Southwest Airlines allows up to two bags (containing one set of snow skis, ski poles, and ski boots) to count as one item, even if they are packed and tagged separately. (Overweight charges may still apply.) and it counts toward one of out of 2 of your free checked bags. http://www.southwest.com/html/customer-service/baggage/special-luggage-pol.html Just don't go above 50lbs.  It's the same with all the other airlines.  I've flown jet blue, us airways, continental, alaska with my snowboard equipment and all are the same.  As long as you don't go over 50lbs or have a abnormally large snowboard you are good to go.  Just check the special luggage portion of their baggage policies and it tells you about snow equipment.