Southwest offering up to 50% off base airfare for Cyber Monday

Southwest Airlines is offering Cyber Monday deals through most of this week, discounting base airfare on many of its tickets.

The airline is offering up to 50% off the base fare (not including taxes and fees) for travelers who use the promo code 50CYBER on new bookings made through 11:59 p.m. PT on Dec. 4.

Discounts are available on flights within the continental U.S. on all days except Sundays between Jan. 6 and March 4. Feb. 12, 13 and 16 are also blackout dates.

According to the airline, seats, days and markets are limited, but its press materials do not specify those other limitations.

Southwest is also offering bonus credits on vacation package booking, and extra Rapid Rewards points on mile redemptions, as part of its Cyber Monday deals.

Full terms and conditions are available on southwest.com.

On the day after Thanksgiving, holiday shoppers flood downtown, lining up outside Mabley & Carew in Carew Tower Nov. 29, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Black Friday, which falls on the Friday after Thanksgiving, has been known as the unofficial beginning of the holiday shopping season since the start of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1924. The term “Black Friday” was officially coined in the 1960s by Philadelphia police.
Read more about the origins of Black Friday and take a look back at historical photos of the day throughout history.

Church Street in downtown Nashville, Tenn., is packed with shoppers and cars Nov. 25, 1960, to kick off the official first day of Christmas shopping the day after Thanksgiving.

Tired but happy, Mrs. Ernest Tuck of Winfred Ave. in Nashville, Tenn., rests her feet after a long day of Christmas shopping downtown the day after Thanksgiving Nov. 29, 1963.

A crowd at Sixth Avenue and Church Street in downtown Nashville, Tenn., the day after Thanksgiving on Nov. 26, 1965.

Downtown Church Street becomes a sea of Christmas bargain hunters Nov. 25, 1966, the day after Thanksgiving in Nashville, Tenn.

City sidewalks were busy on the day after Thanksgiving, as shoppers clogged the walkways along Wisconsin Ave. at Plankinton Ave. on Nov. 29, 1968 in Milwaukee, Wis.

Christmas shoppers launch the holiday season the day after Thanksgiving as they hurry along Church Street in search of gifts on Nov. 28, 1969 in Nashville, Tenn.

Mrs. Edwin Mason and son, Eddie, 5, of Lebanon, Tenn., ponder the matter of new luggage under the Christmas tree in one of the department stores lining downtown Church Street in Nashville, Tenn., the day after Thanksgiving Nov. 27, 1970.

Shoppers crowd a department store on Church Street in downtown Nashville, Tenn., on Nov. 26, 1976.

A stack of men’s shirts on sale at the Cain-Sloan department store at Hickory Hollow Mall is attracting droves of holiday shoppers the day after Thanksgiving Nov. 29, 1985 in Nashville, Tenn.

Parking was at a premium at RiverGate Mall on Nov. 25, 1988, as shoppers thronged to the giant complex to begin their Christmas buying the day after Thanksgiving Day in in Nashville, Tenn.

Security officer Kenny Davis stares through a one-way window overlooking the sales floor of Castner Knott’s downtown Church Street location as shoppers kick off the holiday season Nov. 24, 1989, the day after Thanksgiving in Nashville, Tenn.

Shoppers let the escalator do the walking as they head for stores in the lower level at The Mall at Green Hills as they kick off the holiday season Nov. 24, 1989, the day after Thanksgiving in Nashville, Tenn.

The parking lot at Hickory Hollow Mall is full while potential shoppers circle the lanes hoping to find a spot as they kick off the holiday season Nov. 24, 1989, the day after Thanksgiving in in Nashville, Tenn.

A large crowd of shoppers rush in the doors of Kmart on North Main Street in Anderson, S.C., at 7 a.m. on Black Friday, Nov. 23, 1990.

Christopher Habel, 7, of Milwaukee is captivated by a toy train set on display at the Kay-Bee Toy Store at Southridge Shopping Center in Milwaukee, Wis., in 1997.

Shoppers crowd the entrance of the Target store on White Bridge Road in Nashville, Tenn., for the first big day of Christmas shopping the day after Thanksgiving Day Nov. 28, 1997.

Michelle Seal holds 2-year-old son, Ryan Seal, in the center court at Bellevue Mall in Nashville, Tenn., on Nov. 28, 1997 while her mother drops off film for developing. They are Christmas shopping on the day after Thanksgiving.

Shoppers careen through the main floor at Macy’s department store in New York on Nov. 28, 1997 the official start of the holiday shopping season.

Susan Sanei (L), of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, and Karen O’Neil, of Collegeville, Pennsylvania carry their Black Friday shopping items to their car outside the King of Prussia Mall Nov. 28, 2003 in King of Prussia, Pa.

Christmas season shoppers leave the Wal-Mart store in Fairfax, Virgina, Nov. 28, 2003.

Customers pay for their items while doing their Black Friday shopping at KB Toys, which opened at 5am, in the King of Prussia Mall Nov. 28, 2003 in King of Prussia, Pa.

Shoppers clog the aisles at Macy’s Department store Nov. 28, 2003 in New York City.

Early morning shoppers pack the aisles at a Wal-Mart store Nov. 26, 2004 in Hobart, Indiana.

Kim McCullough from Macclenny, Fl., sits bundled under her blanket as she waits for the Target in Jacksonville to open Friday morning on Nov. 24, 2006. “I got here early and there weren’t many people here so I went to Orange Park and there was a big line so I came back here.” said McCullough.

People wait in line before the 5 a.m. opening of “Black Friday” sales at the Best Buy store in Westbury, New York Nov. 28, 2008.

A woman tries to fit into a car packed with toys after shopping at Toys R Us during “Black Friday” in Garden City, New York, Nov. 28, 2008.

Zack Zrull, 24, of Plymouth walks around Target in Madison Heights, Mich., with a sign “Buy Nothing” and “What Would Jesus Buy” hanging off his back. Zrull was trying to send a message for “Buy Nothing Day” which he read about on the internet which occurs today the busiest shopping day of the year. Zrull was forced to take it off by security as he waited in line with his girlfriend who was doing the shopping at Target on John R in Madison Heights on Friday November 27, 2009. Target was one of many stores in the area that opened at 5 am for customers looking for great deals on gifts for Christmas.

Thousands of shoppers jam the Arrowhead Towne Center around 12:30 am for Black Friday bargains in Glendale, Ariz., on Nov. 27, 2009.

Children wait with shopping bags inside Macy’s department store on “Black Friday” shopping day Nov. 26, 2010 in New York City.

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On the day after Thanksgiving, holiday shoppers flood downtown, lining up outside Mabley & Carew in Carew Tower Nov. 29, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Black Friday, which falls on the Friday after Thanksgiving, has been known as the unofficial beginning of the holiday shopping season since the start of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1924. The term “Black Friday” was officially coined in the 1960s by Philadelphia police.
Read more about the origins of Black Friday and take a look back at historical photos of the day throughout history.

What are other airlines doing for Cyber Monday?

Breeze Airways is offering 60% off base airfares on most flights booked through Dec. 2 for travel between Dec. 10, 2025 and Feb. 10, 2026, using the promo code CYBER. Smaller discounts are available on many flights later in the year under the same promotion. Full details are available on flybreeze.com.
Frontier Airlines is offering up to 100% off the base airfare (you’ll only pay taxes and fees) on flights booked through Dec. 2 for Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday travel through Feb. 28 using the promo code SAVE100. Full details are available on flyfrontier.com.

Zach Wichter is a travel reporter and writes the Cruising Altitude column for USA TODAY. He is based in New York and you can reach him at zwichter@usatoday.com.

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