Southwest 72 Hour Sale 2014: Best Round Trip Deals End Thursday

The Southwest 72 hour sale for 2014 began the morning of October 14, meaning that you only have until the end of Thursday in the originating city to purchase one of those round trip Southwest Airlines tickets for less than $100. Keep in mind that United, Virgin American, and JetBlue are price matching some of the best deals in order to be competitive.

In a related report by The Inquisitr, Black Friday 2014 madness is almost starting earlier than before this year and experts are projecting that Disney’s Frozen toys will be the biggest seller. The next Elmo or Furby is expected to be the Snow Glow Elsa doll so some outlets are already putting it on sale which means it will likely be sold out at some retailers by time the day after Thanksgiving rolls around.

Officials for the airline claim the 2014 Southwest 72 hour sale is a little bit different from what is offered in 2013. Last year, the sales appeared to be based upon mileage, but according to USA Today a Southwest Airlines spokeswoman named Thais Conway claims “we’re not advertising this as a mileage-based sale.”

In practice, the Southwest 72 hour sale does seem to do just that, with the four deal brackets of $49, $99, $129, and $149 seemingly based upon distance to a location. Even if that’s not technically the case it seems that $99 one-way flights are being offered for short flights in early December and from January 6 through mid-February.

If you’re looking for a cheap flight for under $100 here are your options: Atlanta-Richmond, Va.; Austin-New Orleans; Baltimore-Albany, New York; Boston-Baltimore; Buffalo-Baltimore; Chicago Midway-Des Moines; Dallas Love-Amarillo, Texas; Denver-Salt Lake City; Detroit-St. Louis; Grand Rapids, Mich.-St. Louis; Kansas City-Chicago Midway; Los Angeles-Tucson; Minneapolis/St. Paul-Chicago Midway; New York LaGuardia-Akron/Canton, Ohio; Oakland-Orange County, Calif.; Phoenix-Albuquerque; Portland, Ore.-Sacramento; and San Francisco-Las Vegas.

The biggest blackout dates for the Southwest 72 hour sale are from December 18, 2014 through January, 6, 2014, which includes the big travel seasons for Christmas and New Years. All Friday and Sunday flights are excluded from the deal and additional days are excluded from the sale on flights to popular vacation spots like Florida, Nevada and Puerto Rico.

For the full details on the Southwest 72 hours sale for 2014, go to their website.