Leigh L
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Oct 8, 2019
I use these airports too and for two years have been routinely following the DC to MCO routes. Often SW drops, sometimes they don't once it gets too close or it jumps up. Since you've got nothing to lose by using points, I'd book now.I don't fly often, but I'm planning to use points to fly to Orlando in the first weekend in March. My dates are not flexible unfortunately as I'm travelling for a specific event and I can't miss an extra day of work to leave a day early. Flights seem crazy expensive that weekend compared to the weekend surrounding it. Would anyone know if Southwest typically drops prices a little getting closer to the date? Should I book now and check each week? (I did that last time, and ended up scoring super cheap flights) I'm paying with points, but I still want the cheapest price possible. Leaving from any of the 3 DC/Baltimore airports Thursday-Sunday. Is there anyway to get a promo code? I considered not flying SW but going for one of the other discount airlines and paying with money but the price nearly doubles with bags....I guess I am just looking for the most affordable way to do this. Thanks for your insight.
For DC, I find the best prices for Southwest are from Reagan (DCA), but BWI is a little harder for me to get to so I tend to not check those as much. Dulles (IAD) rarely has good prices and most of them have a stop-over in Atlanta or some out of the way city.
(I don't have the points but what I do is book if I see an acceptable price and then check daily (sometimes more, lol) to see if it drops. If it does, I rebook. I was able to knock about $100 off our December flight between myself and DD's credits ).