Southwest has made a series of customer-unfriendly moves recently, but they’re out with a new offer today that could still be worth it if you’re not someone who’s now sworn off them for life.
By using promo code TAKE30, you can save up to 30% on both paid and award flights.
The Deal
- Save up to 30% on Southwest flights when using promo code TAKE30.
- Direct link to offer.
Key Terms
- Up to 30 percent off promotion code savings valid for one-way or round trip Wanna Get Away and Wanna Get Away Plus fares booked on Southwest.com® or swabiz.com from April 1-7, 2025 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time (the “Booking Period”) and flown between April 22-August 27, 2025 for continental U.S. travel, August 17-October 3, 2025 for continental U.S. travel to/from international, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, and April 22-June 3, 2025 for interisland Hawaii travel (the “Travel Period”).
- 21-day advance purchase required. Continental U.S. travel is blacked out June 26, 2025. Continental U.S. travel valid on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from April 22-June 12, 2025 and Tuesdays and Wednesdays from June 13-August 27, 2025.
- Travel from continental U.S. to Hawaii, international, and San Juan, Puerto Rico is valid Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays.
- Travel continental U.S. from Hawaii, international, and San Juan, Puerto Rico is valid Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.
- Interisland Hawaii travel is valid Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
- Promotion code savings are applied before government taxes and fees.
- Enter promotion code TAKE30 in the Promo Code box when booking during the Booking Period.
Quick Thoughts
Normally when Southwest runs sales such as these, you only get 2-3 days in which to make your bookings. However, with this latest sale there’s a week-long booking period, so I wouldn’t be surprised if they’ve seen weakened demand with their recent slew of changes and so are trying to boost sales.
Saving up to 30% can still be worthwhile, but be aware that not all routes are eligible for the discount and even if you do find an eligible route, not all flights on that route might receive a discount. Flights that ae eligible will appear in green with a higher price struck through.
The discount is also “up to” 30%, so eligible flights might be discounted by a lower amount than that.
The nice thing is that these types of promo code are valid on both paid and award flights.
You can also reprice any existing flights that you’ve already booked to take advantage of the sale.
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Availability seems pretty sparse on the dates I checked.
3 dates between cities where 0 of the ~15 suggested routes had any discounts.
1 date where 1 of the ~15 suggested routes had a discount, the discount was 5%, and it was a 9-hour connecting itinerary when the nonstop is 2 hours.
If this is Southwest’s feeble attempt to get back in our good graces, it’s failed on me. Perhaps it’s their April Fools joke?
I was able to use the code to book flights through early October, even though the promotional window is supposed to end on 8/27.