Southwest to Roll Out 4th Fare Type in 2022

Southwest Airways is ready to supply a fourth fare sort in 2022, which may give passengers extra choices regarding what number of factors they earn per flight, their cancellation coverage and the way quickly they board.

The information was introduced throughout the airline’s investor day presentation held on Wednesday. To this point, the airline is gentle on particulars concerning the new fare class, although it did share that it’s anticipated to launch within the second quarter of 2022.

Southwest at present provides three fare varieties for passengers to select from. These are:

• Wanna Get Away: That is the bottom value Southwest fare class, and it contains many perks that the airline is understood for — like two free checked luggage and no flight change charges. Refunds on these tickets are issued as journey vouchers that may be utilized to future flights.

• Enterprise Choose: That is the closest the airline will get to providing a top quality expertise (for now). Perks embrace use of the airport’s precedence safety lane (the place obtainable), early boarding and an excellent greater factors incomes charge.

It’s unclear how the brand new fare product will slot in among the many current three, although Southwest stated it would “improve the general product providing for purchasers whereas additionally growing advantages tied to current ‘Wanna Get Away’, ‘Anytime’ and ‘Enterprise Choose’ merchandise,” in accordance with Southwest’s presentation deck.

The airline additionally added that the brand new fare sort is said to different revenue-growing initiatives on the docket for subsequent 12 months, together with an enlargement of its computerized reservation methods that will probably be designed for enterprise vacationers.

Southwest lower routes considerably throughout the pandemic however has plans so as to add again journeys that existed pre-pandemic. The airline additionally introduced on Wednesday that in April 2022, it would resume beforehand provided service between:

• Dallas and Louisville, Kentucky.

• Dallas and Myrtle Seaside, South Carolina.

• Dallas and Norfolk, Virginia.

• Kansas Metropolis, Missouri, and Destin/Fort Walton Seaside, Florida.

• Kansas Metropolis, Missouri, and Myrtle Seaside, South Carolina.

• Kansas Metropolis, Missouri, and Pensacola, Florida.

• Nashville, Tennessee, and San Jose, California.

• Nashville, Tennessee, and Seattle.

• Pittsburgh and Myrtle Seaside, South Carolina.

• San Antonio and Los Angeles.

And in February 2022, Southwest will resume each day service between Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Havana. This route enhances current each day service between Tampa, Florida and Havana, which resumed in December 2021.

In April 2022, Southwest will supply new nonstop flights between: