Southwest Airlines Just Released Thanksgiving, Christmas

Southwest Airlines is offering Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's flights,

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even though most of us are excited about summer travel and nicer weather.

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Southwest said on Twitter on Thursday that bookings were open through Jan. 5, 2020.

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After reports that holiday flights would have to be booked by June 20, the announcement was made.

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The airline's website says July 10 will release flights until March 6, 2020, although this may change.

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Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines only offer Christmas trips through Nov. 13 and Dec. 18, respectively,

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whereas American, Delta, and United have sold them for months. Southwest frequently leads in price, so holiday fares may drop.

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Even with early trip releases by multiple airlines, Hopper revealed that just 61% of travelers had searched

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for Thanksgiving flights by Nov. 1 in 2017 and that September had the lowest costs. Mid-October had the lowest Christmas fares

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