Southwest Airlines Sale: See Midway's Best Fares

CHICAGO — Southwest Airlines has launched a three-day sale and Chicago travelers can fly out of Midway International Airport for pennies on the dollar. The fall fare sale, posted around 7 a.m. Central Time on Tuesday, features flights nationwide.

One-way tickets out of many airports could be had for as little as $49 or $79, while many round-trip tickets can be had for $98.

Here are the deals out of Midway::

• To Atlanta: one-way starting at $99
• To Boston: one-way starting at $79
• To Cancun: one-way starting at $189
• To Dallas: one-way starting at $99
• To Detroit: one-way starting at $49
• To Ft. Meyers: one-way starting at $99
• To Houston: one-way starting at $99
• To Los Angels: one-way starting at $129
• To Nashville: one-way starting at $79
• To New York/Newark, NJ: one-way starting at $79
• To New Orleans: one-way starting at $99
• To San Francisco: one-way starting at $129
• To Seattle: one-way starting at $129
• West Palm Beach, Fla: one-way starting at $162

As with all Southwest Airlines three-day sales, make sure you read the fine print. First and foremost, you have to book your flight by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time (1:59 a.m. Central time) on Thursday. The tickets are not refundable, so be sure they’re what you want. Certain seats and dates will not be available, including Labor Day weekend and the Thanksgiving holiday.

And you should probably prepare to fly during the week — Fridays and Sundays are mostly unavailable.

Moreover, travel within the continental U.S. is valid only from Aug. 20 through Dec. 5, 2019, and international travel is valid Aug. 20 through Dec. 11. Separate dates apply for flights to places like Hawaii and Puerto Rico.

The sale is meant to fill empty seats during slower travel periods, according to USA Today. The airline has a second large sale in early October.

Patch national staffer Dan Hampton contributed to this report.