Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) today announced an extension of its sale fares to and from Phoenix.

Fares are $99 each way for travel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, with roundtrip purchase. For travel on Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday, fares are available for $119 each way, with roundtrip purchase. Fares do not include airport taxes of up to $18 roundtrip or a federal excise tax of $2.75 per segment. (A segment is defined as a takeoff and a landing.)

Tickets must be purchased by March 15, 2001, and Customers may travel through May 23, 2001. The fares require roundtrip travel and an overnight stay (any night). Seats are limited and will not be available on some flights that operate during peak and holiday travel times. Tickets must be purchased at least seven days prior to departure and within one day of making reservations. Tickets are nonrefundable, but unused tickets may be applied toward the purchase of future travel on Southwest Airlines (except for tickets purchased through the Southwest Airlines Group Tickets program). Fares are subject to change until ticketed, and any change in itinerary may result in an increase in fare.

Customers can purchase tickets by visiting Southwest's Web site at www.southwest.com, by calling Southwest Airlines at 1-800-I-FLY-SWA, or by calling their local travel agent. Southwest Airlines, through its continuing innovations, is making travel easier than ever. With Ticketless Travel, Customers can experience the ease of traveling without a ticket.

Southwest Airlines, the fourth largest domestic carrier in terms of Customers boarded, currently serves 59 airports in 58 cities and 29 states. Based in Dallas, Southwest currently operates more than 2,700 flights a day with a fleet of 346 Boeing 737s with an average age of 8.4 years -- one of the youngest pure jet fleets in the domestic airline industry.
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