Southwest Airlines Offers Low Air Fares From $49 One-Way

DALLAS, June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Summer is here and so are Southwest Airlines’ super low fares. These southwest.com-only air fares range from $49-$139 one-way and are available for travel on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Sale fares may be higher other days of the week, depending on destination and length of trip. These fares require purchase by June 14, 2007, for travel beginning July 31, 2007, through the end of the schedule (currently Nov. 2, 2007). To book these discount air fares, available only at southwest.com, visit: http://www.southwest.com/?src=PR_FS_060507.

“Southwest Airlines is the nation’s leading low-fare carrier,” said Kevin Krone, Southwest Airlines Vice President of Marketing, Sales, and Distribution. “We give our Customers more value for less money — all with the friendliest Employees in the skies.”

   The following are examples of these low fares (see Fare Rules):    — $49 one-way fares are available between Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood and      Jacksonville; between Spokane and Seattle; and between Los Angeles and      Phoenix.   — $79 one-way fares are available between Nashville and Chicago Midway;      between Baltimore/ Washington and Orlando; and between Denver and      Houston Hobby.   — $89 one-way fares are available between Dallas Love Field and Las      Vegas; between Phoenix and Providence; and between Louisville and      Washington Dulles.   — $99 one-way fares are available between Chicago Midway and Oakland;      between Providence and Tampa Bay; and between San Antonio and St.      Louis.     Fare Rules  

All fares are available for purchase today through June 14, 2007, for travel beginning July 31, 2007, through the end of the schedule (currently Nov. 2, 2007). Fares are available one-way and are combinable with all other fares (except Senior Fares). When combining fares, all ticketing restrictions apply. Seats are limited. Fares may vary by destination and day of travel and will not be available on some flights that operate during very busy travel times and holiday periods. Fares do not include a federal segment tax of $3.40 per takeoff and landing. Fares do not include airport-assessed passenger facility charges (PFC) of up to $9 one-way and U.S. government-imposed September 11th Security Fees of up to $5 one-way. Fares are subject to change until ticketed. Tickets are nonrefundable but may be applied toward the purchase of future travel on Southwest Airlines if unused. Fares are valid only on Southwest-published, scheduled service (some flights may be operated by ATA Airlines) and are not available through the Group Desk. Any change in itinerary may result in an increase in fare. Standby travel requires an upgrade to the full unrestricted fare. Fares are not necessarily common rated in the Washington, D.C. area (Baltimore/Washington and Dulles), the Bay Area (Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose), or the Los Angeles Basin. Hawaii is not included in this sale.

Southwest Airlines is one of the most honored airlines in the world. Among Southwest’s recent honors was being named to Business Week’s first ever list of “Customer Service Champs,” which ranks the best providers of Customer Service. For eight years in a row, Southwest Airlines was named to Business Ethics magazine’s list as one of America’s “100 Best Corporate Citizens” for excelling at serving a variety of stakeholders and for leadership roles in corporate citizenship. And, for an impressive eleven consecutive years, FORTUNE magazine recognized Southwest Airlines as number five among America’s Top Ten most admired corporations.

Southwest Airlines , the nation’s largest carrier in terms of domestic passengers enplaned, currently serves 63 cities in 32 states. Based in Dallas, Southwest currently operates more than 3,300 flights a day.

http://www.southwest.com/

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