Those who travel frequently are pleased to learn that Southwest Airlines has officially begun listing on Google Flights.
For years, Southwest was one of the few airlines that did not show their flights on the search engine. The company previously only advertised its selection on its own website. However, this posed a bit of an inconvenience for customers who wanted to compare flights. This week, the airline decided to join the Google Flights search engine, as they confirmed in a statement.
“In our initial piloting of this partnership, we’ve made it possible for Google Flights users to compare our different fare options and click directly into Southwest.com to book their selected itinerary,” the company shared in a statement.
It’s unclear what prompted the change, but its likely all a way to attract more customers and retain those that have remained loyal to the airline. Now, with the trips being advertised on the search engine, flight watchers are pleased with this new integration.
for all my flight tracking nerds, Southwest is now on Google Flights!!! pic.twitter.com/d5AsFmv2pK
— Kevin Liao (@KevinLiao_) May 22, 2024
Spirit got rid of cancellation and change fees, and I was able to use my Amex Incidental Free credit for the Savers Club.
Southwest now allows u to use increments of points to get $ off, and finally added their prices to the Google Flights search.
Budget travelers, rejoice!!!
— Kathy Kane (@DocUmeantIt) May 22, 2024
Audibly gasped this morning seeing Southwest fares on Google flights.
Huge day for my community (people addicted to looking for flight deals)— juj (@jring21) May 22, 2024
Now that Southwest Airlines fares are available on Google flights its evident SWA is not that cheep – even with the free bags.
— Marcus (@memphis_marcus) May 22, 2024
Google flights upgrading to show southwest. Now i don’t have to go search outside of that any longer.
— PREMIUM (@SteezPremium) May 22, 2024
Southwest being on Google Flights now is def a game changer
— Princess♥ (@ashh_dm) May 22, 2024