Melissa0041

I want to purchase tickets for a trip in the last week of May 08. When will they begin to go on sale? I think right now they are selling tickets up to the beginning of May.

chica

The airline never announces beforehand when the dates open up. Even the reservations number will not know untill the day the company opens it up. My advice to you is to keep checking their website untill it does. Looks like right now its until may 9. It could change tomorrow it could change a month from now. You just never know!In response to Kanga's post.....you need to read what I said again. I answered in reference to the SCHEDULE being opened up...NOT fare specials. OF COURSE a SWA res agent will know about alll fare specials and any upcomming ones. Its the OPENING up of the calendar for future travel dates they will not know about UNTIL Dallas HQ announces them system wide. Til then...all you can do is check daily.

lildude211us8407

try the end of this month or early next month. I think as the month goes on, they will make the rest of the month available.

KangoTraveler5618

The previous respondents are right, but Southwest is an interesting case: They usually post their flights six months out; but unlike other airlines, their reservation agents frequently DO know about upcoming fare specials.I realize your question deals with the availability of tickets period; but my point is relevant for this reason: Southwest often has marketing 'blitzes' for certain markets; and in anticipation of this, they may hold certain of their route inventories in abeyance. The practical import of this: Ask a reservations agent if there are any upcoming fare specials . . . this will often take you to the answer you need.A case in point: Recently, Southwest had a special "mini-skirt" fare special in response to their PR fiasco in which a mini-skirted woman was asked to leave a Southwest plane. I called for flights to San Francisco, which were not yet available online. The reservations agent not only told me about the upcoming fare special, she told me when they'd be available.Good luck, and Happy Travels!Kango Traveler