A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft parked on the tarmac under cloudy skies at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California, United States. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Southwest has already launched its winter sale and fares are starting at just $98.

The $98 fare is for flights under 500 miles each way and the sale fares go up to $298 for longer journeys. Southwest says these prices are good until Thursday night so book fast!

Of course, Southwest has restrictions for these fares and fares cover travel between December 4th – December 18th and again January 7 – February 12th.

The other big airlines were quick to follow with their own similarly priced airfares that share the same routes as Southwest Airlines. Restrictions are similar too, so don’t expect anything extraordinary.