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I had a flight today that Southwest had to rebook because the first leg of my flight would not have arrived in time for my connecting flight. They rebooked me on a flight early the next morning however that time was to early for me, I contacted them and they rebooked me on a later flight.
My issue is I paid for early bird check-in for both legs of my flight, departing and returning, I saw the charge on my credit card of $20 each way or $40 when I booked the flight, now they tell me I didn't booked early bird and rebooked me to group C. You would think considering I missed my event due their inability to get me to my destination on time they would go ahead and accommodate me, no they wanted to debate with me over $20. Southwest has no meaning of the term customer service.
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Use the contact us link at the bottom of this page, send Southwest the information about what happened, state that you were rebooked not by your choice, and request a refund. Shouldn't be too much of a hassle to get it. Be sure to include your name and confirmation number.
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And yes, someone will reply in the morning that you can also dispute the charge on your credit card. I find giving Southwest an opportunity to resolve the issue directly with you to be the better option and would not be surprised if Southwest also provides a voucher for the inconvenience. You won't get that dealing with your credit card company.
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Great idea dispute the charge 😂 JK. yes give Southwest a chance to refund the EB fee and they might also throw in a LUV voucher for the inconvenience of the flight disruption (depending on why the flight was late) which you could use on a new flight to hopefully have a better experience.
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I am an advocate of filing a dispute, in writing, with your credit card carrier. You can also concurrently work with Southwest on the issue. You have the right to file your dispute under Federal laws.
To suggest that a LUV voucher would be a constellation for not exercising your dispute rights is invalid. If anything, going to the trouble to file a dispute would likely invoke the reaction to smooth it over with an angry customer.
The EBCI has been debated at length on this board. I would not recommend using it, either.