Southwest Airlines Rolls Out Fare Sale

Southwest Airlines Co. announced a fare sale to fill seats during the slow fall and winter seasons. Southwest also said some seats on a few routes would sell for as little as $59 each way. These low fares will not be available on Fridays and Sundays from Sept. 9 through Jan 7. Blacked-out dates include Nov. 24 through Dec. 1 and Dec. 18 through Jan. 4.

Tickets must be purchased by Sept. 3.

The airline Southwest said some seats would be sold at $59 each way on routes including Las Vegas-Phoenix and Baltimore-Manchester, N.H. It touted $89 one-way fares between Los Angeles and Seattle, and $109 one-way seats on Dallas-Chicago and New York LaGuardia-Fort Myers, Fla., flights. Source