Sheep, lions, flesh... oh my. I think we find this interesting for a few reasons: 1. It's been years and you're still fixated on this. 2. You didn't actually suffer any loss. 3. This happens so rarely on SWA that few of us (if any) can commiserate. 4. Your intelligence begets a writing style that is quite entertaining. So... all that taken together... and... we'll nod and keep flying SWA. Baa?
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03-12-2021
10:07 PM
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I'm pretty sure that is a credit card bonus. I just got mine, likely from a 20% bonus for all charges from October through January, or something like that. There's another one going on now, in Promotions.
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@Bobbyduarte wrote: This is not true. I have had problems trying to have my wife board with me . I am a list preferred 4 years in a row. Companion pass for 2. the Southwest employee taking boarding passes does not know of this !!!! Twice I had to board with B group , trying to explain this post to the employees!!!! My wife will travel with me again in 2 weeks. I can only except more issues due to employees not letting her board with me. I am almost always A-16. By the time the employee looks and reads this post. We are boarding with B group!!!! Two things I don't understand here: 1. If you book your CP ticket more than 48 hours before the flight, your companion will get a boarding number one higher than you. 2. If you don't, your CP will get a "regular" assigned boarding number. If she is A- list, she can board after the A group. If not, she'll have to board at her assigned spot. But how hard is it to save a middle seat for your spouse?
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03-11-2021
01:01 PM
I suggest you reread the original post. No one suggested you should do something illegal, or insinuated you wanted to. You took it that way, and got bent out of shape. My opinion of the rules doesn't matter. Your opinion does. I speed, but I wouldn't tell you to.... unless you were in the left lane. I merely laid it out for you with clear examples. Frankly, if I had a twin, I wouldn't worry about switching tickets with him. Or maybe even my brother. Guess that makes me a heathenous scofflaw. Oh well... it's a situation I've never had to consider. As recently as 1999, they used to sell tickets in bulk and hand them out at the airport. So apparently before some terrorists ruined it for everyone, this sort of thing was probably not an issue. So I don't find the mere mention of swapping tickets at the gate to be heresy. I do find it unfortunate that it costs so much to do it by the book. Whether this is purely a profit motive by the airlines, or driven by FAA regulations, is beyond my pay grade. Good luck and safe travels.
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03-11-2021
11:03 AM
Kind of a bummer that they aren't sending out new ones anymore. It almost seems more important to reward people flying now that extend the expired ones. But yeah, there might be a lot of tipsy people on those first flights that resume beverage service.
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03-11-2021
11:01 AM
No one is suggesting you wanted to do something illegal, merely pointing out the subtleties in how the system works. There is no ID check to get on the plane. Twins booked on different flights could get on either flight, and no one would know. Or Bob and Bob Jr. Or father and son with different names. Or mother and son, both named Pat. Or friends of the same gender. Or maybe even Butch and Suzie... not sure they even see your first name when you board the plane. Or that they pay attention. The point is that it's technically doable, but not allowed according to the rules.
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03-09-2021
07:24 PM
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1. Flights within a week or 2 are always more expensive 2. Flight demand is going up faster than flight schedules are returning to normal.
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03-09-2021
01:21 PM
@dfwskier wrote: There is one proviso — if she wants to change her flight, she would not able to do so in her RRaccount, but would need to return to your account to make a change. Yeah, that's a complication. Plus you can't change the flight with the CP attached. You have to cancel it first and rebook. I tend to leave my companion unbooked as long as possible if I expect prices to go down. It's hard to even check once it's booked. But the flip side is you risk the flight booking up. Almost made this mistake recently, as flights start to get back to normal packing factors.
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Sounds like you're worried about having a clean plane? Well, considering neither middle seats being full nor contact with surfaces have been attributed to spreading Covid, it seems you're being overly paranoid. The facts are you'll be low risk regardless. If you're looking to assuage your fears of flying, your best bet is to stay home. There's really nothing to be gained by nitpicking one flight over another.
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03-07-2021
02:33 PM
I'm inclined to go with the probability of mistaken identity. Strange things happen in life, and often times we never figure out why. You know you, and you know you were fine. Trying to figure out other people will always result in frustration. I say let it go. In time, likely you'll get a good chuckle. Sorry this happened.
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03-07-2021
02:27 PM
They told me they could connect the two reservations into one routing for the bags, but I don't think we ended up testing their theory. I can't recall the specifics,... maybe we changed our plans. But I'm pretty sure you can do it. A quick call to SWA would confirm.
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It certainly seems possible, given they've run out of other spots in Florida to expand to. But then, they were there before, and pulled out. So they likely know the market well. Time will tell.
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Yeah, I didn't suspect they could target the purchase channel that closely. Unfortunately, I moved her back to being MY companion. So now we're at a loss on how to structure many flights to utilize the CP. Too many benefits... first world problems.
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Just an FYI... my wife either had her two month CP extended to June, or (more likely) was awarded the new promo for flying 4 flights... even though they weren't through work. Anyone in the same situation may want to check the app.
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I hear what you're saying, but... what would you suggest they do? They told you up front they may fill the middle seats. They told you as soon as they exceeded 66% seats full. They can't predict the future. What other logical option is there? You don't have enough time to rebook? Well, look on the bright side... the late notification means maybe 20-30% of the seats are still empty. Sit behind the wing and you might just get an empty middle seat... like we all hoped even before Covid. The straight talk is...you need to stop treating this an an emotional issue and try thinking about it rationally. They told you the rules and are following them. There is no evidence that filing middle seats is adding any measurable risk. If flying were dangerous, wouldn't all the flight attendants be sick? And conversely, if you're that concerned about it, your only safe bet is not to fly. Moving the needle an immeasurable amount by leaving the middle seat open doesn't do anything other than appease emotions. Sit at the window and blast the air vent down on your face. Having someone sitting next to you won't matter.
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03-02-2021
12:09 AM
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I have literally flown into all three of those airports in the last month. Nothing is required. I flew LAS-LGB, and the flight was full. No one made any special accommodations for these restrictions. No one asked. Nothing at the airport. I also flew LAX-HOU. Same thing... nothing.
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03-01-2021
06:50 PM
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None of that is enforced. Frankly, ignore it... especially if you're already vaccinated. I've flown into and out of LA county nearly every weekend this year. No issues.
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My sincerest sympathies for your situation. It's a very good example how government overreach and overreaction when faced with this pandemic creates many problems. Whether their doing so avoided many more serious problems may never be known. Half the people think they did too much, the other half think they did too little. Laws are imperfect, whether they follow them or not.
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Completely not feasible. They are flying limited routes with the current demand. Expecting them to create additional underbooked flights would just create more lost revenue. And for what? Why would vaccinated people care who else is on their flight? Or unvaccinated people? Neither is any more or any less at risk from this policy.
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02-26-2021
03:36 PM
@Jonesbbkr wrote: Not sure where you see me contradicting myself but that’s your opinion for what ever you feel it’s worth. It’s not about mask etiquette, it’s about respect for others safety and following rules and guidelines. Let me guess your a pre- boarder too You said flying should be 0% risk, but you admit you can't have that in such close quarters. Which is it? Nope, I'm A list preferred, and I don't block the aisle during planing OR deplaning. I flew 50k miles last year without getting Covid... or whining about other's masks. Ps. It's spelled "you're".
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02-26-2021
12:02 PM
@Jonesbbkr wrote: The bottom line is that there should be a 0% risk of infection or contraction on a flight and any measurements that can be be taken to achieve that goal should be taken. Science says stay six feet apart and when your elbow to elbow that’s not possible. I'm not quite sure what your point was, but considering you just contradicted yourself, I'm not sure you do either. Science says flying on planes is safer than most other activities, but none are 0%. Nothing is. Fly accordingly. I am flying tonight. Just last weekend, and the one before that, and the one before that. I don't get bent on other people's mask etiquette.... not worth the stress.
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02-25-2021
09:22 PM
Yep, here's someone who thought like he did. https://www.khon2.com/coronavirus/safe-travels-quarantine-violators-say-hawaii-takes-rules-very-seriously/
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02-24-2021
10:21 PM
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I'd totally go for it. I've only flown into Vancouver and would gladly do so again... especially if I didn't have to deal with other airlines.
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02-24-2021
06:54 PM
02-24-2021
06:54 PM
You'd have to check with them. In my experience, most rapid tests aren't accepted. But if they have them for Hawaii, they should have some that are accepted for return to USA since I think they follow the same rules.
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If you care to nitpick, at least when you're in your seat, you have air blasting down on you keeping the spittle away. Once you stand up, you lose that feature. I've studied this phenomenon both before and during Covid. I don't see a good option. The best we can hope for is for one person per row (or every other if you wish during Covid) to get up and prepare to deplane. Then once they get by, the next folks do the same. The key here is to only stand up when you can get off the plane quickly, or you're not blocking the aisle. This is an issue of decorum and possibly waiting a few moments to avoid delaying others. This requires a modicum of intelligence and being unselfish about it. But we rarely get that. Instead we get boorish people pushing their way towards the back to get their bag, rather than waiting for those aisles to clear and getting their bag without holding anyone up. Those sorts of people are unreachable, pandemic or otherwise.
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02-24-2021
12:18 PM
02-24-2021
12:18 PM
Just returned from Mexico. Nothing is required to get in. Just the tracking info provided to Mexico. Getting out, you have to provide recent test info or proof of Covid recovery within 90 days at check in to get your boarding pass. This is the USA requirement. Then you have to fill out another health form to get into security. This is another tracking info function by Mexico. Again, no test required.
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If you're still fixating on wipes and straws, I suggest you stay home. You're either a high risk individual, or feel you are one, so nothing you'll find in the outside world will make you feel safe... especially around an airport. By this point, nothing is going to change anyone's actions out there... not you, not the flight attendants, not any new rules. At this point, it's down to your personal decision about where you fit into the statistics.
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02-22-2021
04:27 PM
5 Loves
Thanks for the confirmation of the obvious. If you find anyone who has found Covid to be anything but a nightmare, especially for traveling... please do let us know.
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02-22-2021
09:11 AM
Wait, there's another airline out there cheaper than SWA? Please let me know which one.
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If the goal is to earn points for CP, I think the hotel stay is the best bet. Some hotels offer bonus points at around 160 points per dollar, which is close to the valuation. But you lose refundability. Rental cars are not so good. The cost to rent is high. A good discount rate is a better deal, but can't be used with reward points. Of course, putting everything on the RR card is a no- brainer.
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