The Offer
- Southwest is offering 30% off cash or points booking when you use promo code FRIENDS
- Book by 9/26/24
- Valid on flights 10/24/24-1/31/25
The Fine Print
- Continental U.S. travel blacked out 11/22-11/27, 11/29-12/2, 12/20-12/23, 12/26-12/29, 1/2, 1/4-1/5, and 2/17. Travel to intl., HI, and PR blacked out 11/21-11/25 and 12/18-1/7. Travel from intl., HI, and PR blacked out 11/29-12/3 and 12/18-1/7
Our Verdict
Work checking any existing bookings to see if it makes sense to rebook.
Hat tip to Dans Deals
Checked 10 flights none of them had this discount. 🙁
I have a flight that’s not on a blackout date and the system still says “Sorry! This promo code is not applicable for the selected flights”. Worthless to me.
Didn’t save any money on the code but prices did drop since i booked so a good reminder to regularly check bookings.
“Up to” 30% off, most of the discounts I could find were around 20% or less. Better than nothing but very few days/flights available with all the restrictions.
When Southwest was excited about the more flexible promotion tools available with the overhaul of their booking and ticketing systems, I wasn’t prepared for this complexity of exclusions.
I’m gonna miss Southwest after the hedge fund ruins it.
This^^^. I don’t understand why folks think the changes will be a net positive. I personally like the boarding process and the upcoming “enhancements” on the credit cards are worrisome.
Why does it only apply to certain flights throughout the day? For me it is only showing a discount on the redeye flight
Likely as simple as it seems–big discounts on the least lucrative flight times and durations
Didn’t work for me, which isn’t surprising given that I tried dates in the cracks between the blackout dates.
Good deals, only useful for me in January though
Just saved $65 for a flight in January. Thanks DOC!