Southwest Airlines $49 ticket offer ends on Friday

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Thursday, May 17, 2018
Southwest selling $49 tickets
Southwest selling $49 tickets. Rick Williams reports during Action News at Noon on May 17, 2018.

Southwest Airlines is trying to win back customers with a summer travel sale.

Those looking for flight can grab a one-way ticket for as low as $49.

The deals are being offered one month after an engine failure killed a passenger and led to an emergency landing in Philadelphia.

Pilots described Southwest 1380's midair emergency. Watch this report from Good Morning America on May 11, 2018.

Southwest admits the incident has been hurting sales.

The company hopes a temporary discount will turn things around.

The sale lasts through Friday and only applies to certain flights.