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Senior Citizen Shopping, Discounts
Senior Discounts Easy to Find at Southwest Airlines,
Big Savings Online Now
Southwest offers fares as low as $39 until August 23
for fall and winter travel
 Aug.
15, 2007 Finding senior discounts on airlines is difficult on many
they dont exist and others make them difficult to find. An outstanding
exception is Southwest Airlines, which has substantial discounts for
senior citizens and makes it easy to find the senior fare available on
any flight. This week the company also announced big discounts for fall
and winter travel that must be purchased by August 23.
Many senior citizens are grandparents with family
spread around the country. Before deciding you cannot afford to be there
for your grandchilds first day of school or first football game, you
may want to check the fares at Southwest.
Currently, the airlines if offering very low-priced
Southwest.com-only fares that range from $39 to $169 one-way and are
available now. Fares require a 14-day advance purchase by Aug. 23, 2007,
for travel beginning Aug. 28, 2007, through Jan. 11, 2008.
To book these super low fares, available only at
southwest.com, visit:
http://www.southwest.com/hotfares/hotfares_air.html?src=PR_FS_081407
"Southwest Airlines is the nation's leading
low-fare carrier," said Kevin Krone, Southwest Airlines Vice President
of Marketing, Sales, and Distribution. "In addition to our everyday low
fares, we've got great deals available on routes all across the nation."
The following are examples of some of the available
fares (see Fare Rules):
● $39 one-way fares between Long Island and
Baltimore/Washington
● $49 one-way fares between Long Island and
Chicago Midway
● $49 one-way fares for Intra-California routes
● $74 one-way fares between Ft.
Lauderdale/Hollywood and Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Manchester
● $79 one-way fares between Austin to Little
Rock, Oklahoma City, or Tulsa
● $89 one-way fares between Houston to Chicago
Midway, Orlando, or Albuquerque
● $99 one-way fares between Seattle and Las
Vegas, Los Angeles, or Phoenix
Southwest Airlines, the nation's largest carrier in
terms of domestic passengers, currently serves 63 cities in 32 states.
To see the cities they serve
click here.
Based in Dallas, Southwest currently operates more
than 3,300 flights a day and has more than 33,000 Employees nationwide.
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 11 consecutive years, FORTUNE
magazine recognized Southwest Airlines as one of America's Top Ten most
admired corporations.
Fare Rules
> All fares are available for purchase Aug. 14
through Aug. 23, 2007, for travel beginning Aug. 28, 2007, through Jan.
11, 2008.
> Fares require a 14-day advance purchase and are only available on
southwest.com.
> Florida travel must be completed by Oct. 3, 2007.
> Fares may be higher on some days of the week, depending on
destination and length of trip.
> 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
[service in SFO begins Aug. 26, 2007], and San Jose), or the Los Angeles
Basin. Hawaii and Orange County are not included in this sale.
Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV)
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http://www.southwest.com/
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