Southwest nationwide airfare sale thru Jan. 24; MSP one-ways from $64

Discount carrier Southwest Airlines has a new fare sale with great prices to exciting destinations from coast-to-coast. The current sale runs through midnight next Monday, January 24 and allows for travel through May 24, 2011. "The essential to budget travel is to plan in front. When it happens to family trips, globetrotting, well-deserved holidays and/or going to see new places we have never been before, the fact of cost and budgeting is often in the back of our minds. Organizing and consuming our travel budget correctly is a consideration for most families. Reducing expending and expenses, while still taking pleasure in your vacation to its fullest, is the key to assured accomplishment and fiscal responsibility. Your pocketbook and family will thank you! The thinking behind protecting money while vacationing is simple: Even if your personal finances is extremely small, you can still take a break and enjoy life! Simply put, life is just too short to never step out of the door or leaving the homestead! Also recalling that while traveling, whether on a finances or not, even the smallest of things can all add op to a big vacation or travel bill!..". A 14-day advance purchase is required and travel is available Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Black-out dates are February 17, 21 and 26. Also excluded are flights to/from Newark, N.J., Greensville/Spartanburg and Charleston, S.C., Washington-Dulles and Fort Myers. Service to Newark and South Carolina begins in March.

Examples of one-way fares with there being no round-trip requirement include: Chicago-Midway, $64; St. Louis, $113; Phoenix, $139; Long Island, $146; Cleveland or Columbus, $147; Detroit, $148; Orlando, $151; and Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose or West Palm Beach, $169. Airfares quoted do not include passenger facility charges, federal segment taxes or security fees.

Key advantages of choosing Southwest for your air travel include FREE checked baggage (up to two bags per person), and no change fees. So, if your travel dates or time of day change after making your reservation, there is no charge to adjust your existing itinerary. These two policies that are unique to Southwest can save you hundreds of dollars.

Southwest serves Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport from Terminal 2/Humphrey with daily non-stops to Chicago-Midway, St. Louis, Phoenix and Denver. Connections to nearly 70 additional destinations in its route system are available from these hub airports. The Dallas-based carrier operates more than 550 Boeing 737 aircraft all configured with leather seats and offering large overhead compartments. Its one-class coach service is widely believed to be the friendliest and most efficient of any domestic carrier. Southwest is in the process of merging with AirTran Airways with the deal expected to be finalized later this year.

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