Question about Southwest Scheduling
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pitflyer
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Its right on Southwest's website.
We are currently accepting air reservations through August 22, 2008. On April 17, we plan to open the schedule for purchase through October 30, 2008. This date is subject to change! Please check back frequently.
Yes, if you know where to go. I had to call reservations to find out as I'm waiting to book a non-stop flight from the Midwest to the east for Christmas. Now that I know where to look, it is simple to find, but with all other major carriers posting 330 days out, it is hard to understand why WN only does a few months at a time. Is it because they don't like the constant schedule changes and this way it is less work, thus less cost, when a schedule change happens?
Just asking...no reason to respond so abruptly.
Scuba,
If you've got a little extra time on your hands, go to blogsouthwest.com, and search back through Bill Owen's posts. He's a senior Schedule Planner, and wrote EXTENSIVELY about this topic, all while taking heavy enemy fire from angry posters.
One of the reasons he mentions is the rescheduling time and money costs associated with schedule changes which, interestingly, we're experiencing now with the ATA shut down.
Enjoy the reading.
Scuba,
If you've got a little extra time on your hands, go to blogsouthwest.com, and search back through Bill Owen's posts. He's a senior Schedule Planner, and wrote EXTENSIVELY about this topic, all while taking heavy enemy fire from angry posters.
One of the reasons he mentions is the rescheduling time and money costs associated with schedule changes which, interestingly, we're experiencing now with the ATA shut down.
Enjoy the reading.
Thanks for the blog spot. I can surely understand the rebooking issues, but it seems like Southwest is the only proactive airline while others are just planning to plan. Whereas, Southwest plans to succeed. By only offering 4-6 months at a time for booking allows them to have lower fares when travel does open up and more reasonably match costs with fares charged and increasing profitability. Wouldn't it be nice if all airlines followed this theory to go only as far in the future that you could reasonably plan? Of course some airlines would only be able to plan for the next 30 days, if that.
So I guess by stating it had something to do with rebooking is an issue they want to avoid. Again, another way to keep costs down and fares low. Great for Southwest.
Scuba,
If you've got a little extra time on your hands, go to blogsouthwest.com, and search back through Bill Owen's posts. He's a senior Schedule Planner, and wrote EXTENSIVELY about this topic, all while taking heavy enemy fire from angry posters.
One of the reasons he mentions is the rescheduling time and money costs associated with schedule changes which, interestingly, we're experiencing now with the ATA shut down.
Enjoy the reading.
Thanks for the blog spot. I can surely understand the rebooking issues, but it seems like Southwest is the only proactive airline while others are just planning to plan. Whereas, Southwest plans to succeed. By only offering 4-6 months at a time for booking allows them to have lower fares when travel does open up and more reasonably match costs with fares charged and increasing profitability. Wouldn't it be nice if all airlines followed this theory to go only as far in the future that you could reasonably plan? Of course some airlines would only be able to plan for the next 30 days, if that.
So I guess by stating it had something to do with rebooking is an issue they want to avoid. Again, another way to keep costs down and fares low. Great for Southwest.
pitflyer
Member
The Internet is all about information and I gave you the information that it was on Southwest's website without fluff. Sorry you find that abrupt.
As for why Southwest only extends their schedule a few months at a time, it is posted on the blog as noted above. As a side note, the date has slipped one day to Fri.
