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Southwest Offering $50 Flights From Tucson International Airport

Southwest offers cheap one-way fares — including on some flights to and from Tucson — in end-of-spring 50th birthday sale.

Southwest Airlines is offering one-way flights from Tucson International Airport for as low as $49 as part of its end-of-spring sale and 50th birthday celebration.
Southwest Airlines is offering one-way flights from Tucson International Airport for as low as $49 as part of its end-of-spring sale and 50th birthday celebration. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

PHOENIX, AZ — Southwest Airlines is offering one-way flights from Tucson International Airport for as low as $49 as part of its end-of-spring sale and 50th birthday celebration.

With every adult in the United States now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, it might be time to think about getting away for a while after spending a year cooped up indoors because of the pandemic. The cheap fares are available from now until 11:59 p.m. Central Time on May 3, according to the airline.

The sale applies to flights in the continental U.S., Puerto Rico and international travel from May 3 through May 26 and Sept. 7 through Nov. 5. The sale also applies to flights to and from Hawaii from May 3 through May 26 and Aug. 9 through Nov. 5.

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Flights must be purchased at least 21 days in advance, the airlines said.
The low fares can be bought for flights from Sky Harbor to:

  • Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, $49 each way
  • Los Angeles International Airport, $59 each way
  • Oakland International Airport, $98 each way
  • Denver International Airport, $100 each way

Blackout dates for domestic travel in the continental U.S. are Oct. 11 and Nov. 1, and blackout dates for travel from Hawaii are from Aug. 9 to Aug. 15. The sale does not apply to travel on Fridays and Sundays within the continental U.S.

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Full details on the sale can be found on Southwest’s website.

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