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[sk8mom6]

SW has still been my cheapest option out of PIT, but the same flight in 2010 was 317 round trip for 2, This year it is 620, up even from our september fare of 510.

[cindybelle]

Wow, thank you for this thread -- you're making me grateful for the -$300 round trip I can generally get from St. Louis to Orlando on SWA.

I work for a small architectural firm (43 employees), so I wear multiple hats. I fill all the Human Resources roles and I also book almost all the travel. For many reasons, Southwest is by far our favorite airline. (SWA is the only airline that doesn't punish or scold passengers for cancelling or changing reservations, their personnel are courteous and friendly in person and by phone, they run on time or even early, etc.)

So when I'm buying something at WDW and the cast member asks if I have a Disney Visa card, my response is always, "Yes, but my card has a picture of a plane on it and it says Southwest Airlines.". Like other respondents to your initial query, I can say that Southwest has earned my trust. I charge everything to my Southwest Visa. Even a bunch of bananas at the grocery store.

I also flew free to Orlando earlier this month. Thanks to my Southwest Visa card. . I call it my Disney Visa card because I use it to earn free flights to the Happiest Place on Earth.


Keep checking SWA fares.

[dolphin041599]

I have always found SW to be cheapest for us. Not to mention the fact that my bags fly free and their personnel is by far the friendliest of any airline.

[Tigger25]

Originally Posted by cindybelle

Wow, thank you for this thread -- you're making me grateful for the -$300 round trip I can generally get from St. Louis to Orlando on SWA.

I work for a small architectural firm (43 employees), so I wear multiple hats. I fill all the Human Resources roles and I also book almost all the travel. For many reasons, Southwest is by far our favorite airline. (SWA is the only airline that doesn't punish or scold passengers for cancelling or changing reservations, their personnel are courteous and friendly in person and by phone, they run on time or even early, etc.)

So when I'm buying something at WDW and the cast member asks if I have a Disney Visa card, my response is always, "Yes, but my card has a picture of a plane on it and it says Southwest Airlines.". Like other respondents to your initial query, I can say that Southwest has earned my trust. I charge everything to my Southwest Visa. Even a bunch of bananas at the grocery store.

I also flew free to Orlando earlier this month. Thanks to my Southwest Visa card. . I call it my Disney Visa card because I use it to earn free flights to the Happiest Place on Earth.


Keep checking SWA fares.

We live outside of Springfield ,MO and fares are always outrageous b/c its a small airport but we have been flying nonstop to MCO from Branson on AirTran the last few trips and we have never paid more then $700 total for all 3 of us roundtrip. I hope SW will offer something similar since they are going to be flying out of Branson taking over that AirTran flight. Wishing and hoping My DH hates the 3 hour drive to STL

[Mares75]

The last couple of times we've flown we found other airlines much cheaper than Southwest. Even with added baggage fees, the other airlines were significantly less than SW. I prefer using an airline other than SW anyway because I like flying out of O'Hare instead of Midway and SW only flies out of Midway.

I tend to fly United a lot but that's mostly because Chicago is a huge hub for them and they have a large number of flights that come through here. We're kind of lucky the closest airport to us happens to be a giant international one. We always have tons of various flight times, airlines, and prices to choose from.

[Trinitys Nina]

Right now the only non-stop from Dayton OH to MCO is AirTran, but with the merger I guess by Apr it will be SWA and from the rates I've seen, way higher than AirTran is offering right now, even with paying baggage fees. I hope that changes down the line.

[tigersprinkles]

this may sound a bit harsh but if the price of the flight is gonna ruin your vacation then you better not go save some more money because wdw is not cheap

[tinker_me_happy]

Southwest has definitely gone way up since they bought out Airtran. So Sad. I was hoping the merger would make for better flight prices. No more DING fares for my area to Orlando since the merger either. I do get the click n save email and have gotten good prices once in a while, but for the most part JetBlue has beaten them out price wise every time for flights to Orlando from my area. ixies: ixies: ixies: that you can get some good prices and get back to the magic soon! Don't give up hope! I am flying them in January and I check every day. The price dropped $20 from yesterday to today and I was able to get a credit!