Here’s a very consumer friendly change when it comes to being able to comparison shop fares on Southwest Airlines…
Continue reading: Southwest Airlines Now On Google Flights!
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Not sure where I heard this, but wasn't it also an issue because Southwest didn't use SABRE and instead had their own IT booking system? Do they use Sabre now?
Now if only Google Flights allowed you to filter our basic economy fares. It's a glaring omission.
Confusingly, WN's fares are not showing up on Matrix, so I guess flying them will continue to be an afterthought for me since I like to review the complete fare rules before choosing a flight.
Great to see. I fly SWA a lot, so this helps me compare with other flight choices.
Though I haven't checked in a while, I still find it so odd that Google hasn't created a specific Google Flights app long ago, considering how popular their search page is.
I like the feature of notification of price drop so it can be cancelled and rebooked.
Love google flights. My only complaint is often times it provides the option to book with less than reputable websites.
That helps for United, but American and Delta already allow a carry on so toggling that option would still yield basic economy fares for those carriers.
Southwest migrated to Amadeus a few years back. I don’t believe their distribution strategy is related to the travel technology they use.
If you're interested in getting more accurate tracking than Google Flights for the purposes of receiving a future flight credit, check out theskykey.com. You can enter points reservations there, which you can't track on Google, and also narrow down the fare type more granularly.
Agree that it's extremely annoying that basic economy, i.e. zero carry-on bags, is the default search option.
With people saving half the seats on the plane, I found myself sitting in the last few rows even with B group boarding. This even happened in front of a flight attendant who instead of telling the customer saving seats that it isn't allowed, told me there were seats open in the back. Added to the fact that Southwest is rarely cheaper on the routes I fly, I have sworn off flying them.
Selling 'clicks' would be a nightmare to implement and track.
ITA did have an app long time ago.