Most airline fare sales are mostly marketing. The prices offered aren’t anything out of the ordinary; you can often find the same prices before or after the sale is over, and sometimes the fare sale doesn’t provide much of a discount or incentive to book.

But this recently announced fare sale from Southwest is somewhat different and is definitely worth checking out.

Southwest Cyber Monday Fare Sale – Up to 40% Off!

Southwest has just announced a new fare sale, with up to 40% off select flights

Here are the terms and conditions of this Southwest 40% off fare sale:

• Use promo code WOW by 10/3/24 for travel on select flights between October 29, 2024, and January 31, 2025; for international, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii flights, it’s even valid through March 5, 2025
• Restrictions, exclusions and blackouts apply. Seats/days limited.
• Discount applied before govt. taxes and fees.
• The 40% discount applies to the base fare, and not to taxes and fees. This makes it slightly less than actually 40% off, but it’s still a good deal
• The promotion applies to Wanna Get Away and Wanna Get Away Plus fares as well as using points

Getting More Southwest Rapid Rewards Points

If you’re looking to get more Southwest Rapid Rewards points, you might consider some of these credit cards:

• Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus Credit Card – Earn a $400 statement credit and 40,000 bonus points after spending $3,000 on purchases in the first 4 months from account opening. $69 annual fee
• Southwest Rapid Rewards® Premier Credit Card – Earn a $400 statement credit and 40,000 bonus points after spending $3,000 on purchases in the first 4 months from account opening. $99 annual fee
• Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card – Earn a $400 statement credit and 40,000 bonus points after spending $3,000 on purchases in the first 4 months from account opening. $149 annual fee
• Southwest® Rapid Rewards® Performance Business Credit Card – Earn 80,000 points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. $199 annual fee
• Southwest® Rapid Rewards® Premier Business Credit Card – Earn 80,000 points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. $99 annual fee

(SEE ALSO: Which Southwest Card Is Best?)

These might not help you for this particular sale (since you won’t get the points in time), but they might be able to help you get a good stash of points to more easily take advantage of the NEXT Southwest fare sale

Southwest Change and Cancellation Policy

Remember that Southwest has one of the best change and cancellation policies of any airline. There are no change or cancellation fees, so you can cancel at any time. The other side of that is that if you have any existing flights during the fare sale period, you can change with no fees. Given the 30% off fare sale, any flight you may have previously booked is likely to be at a lower cost right now.

(SEE ALSO: Southwest just changed my itinerary to include time travel)

(SEE ALSO: Southwest just PAID me to take the same flight!)

So you can change your flight and possibly save some money if your fares are lower now.

Have you booked any new flights or changed any reservations to save money? Let us know in the comments.

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