Southwest offers summer fare sale

HARLINGEN — Southwest Airlines is in the middle of a travel sales event offering cut-rate flights within the United States.

Flights as low as $49 one-way can be booked over the summer and the sale window to make reservations is open until 9:59 p.m. Thursday.

Here are the qualifying dates:

Aug. 20 through Dec. 18 for continental U.S. travel

Sep. 3 through Nov. 2 for inter-island travel in Hawaii

Sept. 4 through Dec. 5 for travel to and from San Juan, Puerto Rico

Aug. 20 through Dec. 11 for international travel

From Valley International Airport, summer travelers can fly to Houston/Hobby and then switch planes for a destination within the United States.

For example, one-way flights from Harlingen to New York/La Guardia are $189, flights from Harlingen to Phoenix are $145 and from VIA to Washington D.C./Reagan National the sale price is $159.

Flights between Harlingen and Austin and Houston/Hobby are $49 one-way.

Southwest says some blackout dates apply and that seats and days are limited.

For more info on Harlingen flight deals, go online here https://tinyurl.com/yxmt6uuk