Kayak Can Now Show Southwest Flights – Finally


A Southwest Airline on the tarmac at Orlando International Airport (MCO.

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One of the key remaining questions is whether Southwest will start offering its flights for bookings on online travel agencies. The betting here is that Southwest won't allow Expedia or Priceline to get on board.

Twenty years after the founding of Kayak, the travel price comparison site plugged a major hole in its offering, and has started showing Southwest Airlines fares to leisure travelers.

Kayak wasn't alone in having the product gap. Until recently, the only place vacationers could book Southwest fares was Southwest.com. Google Flights broke the ice and began displaying Southwest fares a little more than two months ago.

Online travel agencies such as Kayak's sister company Booking.com, Expedia, Priceline, and CheapOair don't display S