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@Dblair91 wrote: Hi everyone, if you have not heard the hot mic of the San Francisco pilot yet, I would suggest that you listen. After listening, I can full heartedly say that my next flight will be with Southwest Airlines. Thank you Southwest! I'm not so much concerned about his feelings towards San Jose or Hyundais. Guy sounds like he was drunk. That's the real concern. ... View more

The key here is:   1.  Points earned on the credit card are redeemable for anyone, and are credit towards a companion pass for the person linked to the account.   The companion can be anyone else other than the card holder.    2.  Points earned flying are useful also towards A-list.   So someone who is flying a lot is better to be the card holder, so the companion is not losing the opportunity to earn A- list credit by flying free.    It sounds like you are the one flying, so if Chase won't swap you over, you should get a new card.      My wife and I have the same issue.   She has her own card,  and is a card holder on mine.   It makes a bit more sense to use my card, so I can earn a CP next year.   But beyond that, either of us can use our points to fly one another or anyone else.     Since I'm preferred,  I don't use points for my own flights.    ... View more

So when you book a reservation with the LUV voucher and credit card you will get a flight confirmation number should you cancel the flight the funds (the LUV voucher and credit card funds) will be held under that confirmation number that you canceled and those funds will expire 5/1/21 (or the date your LUV voucher expires)    if Southwest were to cancel your flight you could reach out to customer relations to see about an extension but until you reach out those funds will be held under the confirmation number with the May 1st expiration date   ... View more

Yep, that worked. Before I checked back to this thread, I decided to try again, but book each leg separately. So, two of the travel funds fully covered the outbound trip, then the third one (and the little left from the second one) plus credit card covered the return trip. ... View more

@gsking wrote: Yeah, but booking <5 weeks out usually means higher prices.   It depends  on the route. Yesterday I snagged a MDW/DAL flight a week out for 1974 points (regular fare $49) ... View more

You booked online but tried to cancel on the phone???   Sounds fishy.... just like a lot of other complaints this week.  ... View more

It is not government overreach. The federal law supports my sons condition and mandates accommodation. The airline overreach is what ignored federal regulation to accommodate him despite his disability.   ... View more

I may have to do that.   Thank you! ... View more

Not sure what you're asking.   That's the exact reason why they let you get the doctor to sign off that you've recovered.   It's arguably more accurate than trying to get a negative test after you're positive.  The goal is to ensure that you're not contagious, which allegedly you aren't so many days after symptoms go away.  ... View more

Good point.   I'd forgotten you could pay to transfer them.   At  a penny a point, it only makes sense if you're REALLY close to purchasing a ticket and need just a few more points.    Consider points are worth about 1.6 cents each,  so you're almost buying them.   When they have sales,  you can buy them for below 1.8 cents per point if I recall... but even then,  it rarely makes sense unless you have a specific flight in mind and just need to top off.    Don't forget that points flights don't accrue more points, so you get about a 10% rebate on every revenue paid flight.... and one more step towards A-list.  ... View more

This is a policy that exist in some way on every US airline (even the low cost carriers) so yep it's still around. I think it was a policy made by the DOT. One difference between SW and a few other airlines is with SW you can book say 2 days before the actual flight and get the 24 hours to cancel however with other airlines this policy only applies if your booked 7 days or more before your scheduled flight.    -Blake  ... View more

Get ready, flights are starting to go back to pre-pandemic prices. I've been comparing last fall vs. this spring vs. this summer and summer looks to almost be "normal" pricing (and maybe a little more) for various flights. As demand increases, prices will go back to where they were before all this disruption started happening. And that's a good thing!   --Jessica ... View more

Might it make sense to cancel your original ticket and apply the travel funds towards a single trip BWI-LAS? ... View more

Most of the time, if I need to make a change to a reservation including companion, I call or use the app chat or social media direct message. Those teams can change things much more easily!   ... View more

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.  ... View more

They were in Key West before they could go back. I'd like to see Daytona Beach (DAB) added.  ... View more

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.  ... View more

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.    ... View more

Thank you so much for your input! ... View more

@kbuena FaceTime wrote: Have you considered earmarking certain flights for vaccinated passengers only? Though no country has announced a mandatory vaccination requirement yet, it’s “very possible” that some will once vaccinations become freely available, said Sharona Hoffman, co-director of the Law-Medicine Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. ... View more

@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". ... View more

Besides  federal law now says masks are mandatory for those age 2 and higher. That applies to all airlines. So if you plan to fly airline “x” instead of southwest, you are about to be disappointed.   if you want to wear a shield too, that is ok. ... View more

@LD3S wrote: Thank you Nicole, I appreciate your response!  The concierge described the $25 Rapid test as an antigen test so I will clarify with them.  The price difference is significant so I would rather spend that money on more margaritas and guacamole!   @LD3S I completely understand and am so excited you're going! I was just there and made the same choice (for the same reasons), and the antigen test got us home perfectly fine. But I did definitely confirm twice with the concierge just to be sure.    Pro-tip for your return: We did not expect that the airport security in Mexico required their own COVID-19 attestation form before they'd let anyone in the security line. They pointed to tables off to the side with QR codes that would allow you to create a log in and fill out the form on your smart phone, but the airport WiFi was poor, and our logins returned with errors. Save yourself the trouble of being stopped at security and ask a Southwest Employee at the ticket counter for a security form so you can roll on through 🙂 ... View more

@mygiftcardsite wrote: Flew to nashville from Tampa this weekend - flights full both ways. No issues on the way up, everyone wearing masks as required but as I said, all seats occupied.    Landing in Tampa, FA makes announcement that when we get to the get everyone MUST stay in their seats until the row in front has deplaned to maintain "social distancing" Can we make flying anymore fun?   Soooooo as soon as the bell rings, of course people are getting up, gathering their things etc. She gets on again and admonishes everyone but the front row to get back in their seats...now the front row are taking their sweet time rearranging their carryons etc as is their right but now everyone else is sitting their watching...keep in mind we've been jammed into a full plane and now lets extend the deplaning process. If this is SWA policy, why was it not on the way up? And if it IS SWA policy, well, lets call it social distancing theater...cause if they really cared about social distancing, then maybe not fill the plane. Don't get me wrong, I was glad to see the plane full but was ridiculous Nowadays airlines encourage passengers to deplane one row at a time to minimize the amount of crowding in the aisle. In a 36 second video, a passenger can be seen staying seated when it’s her turn to deplane. ... View more

Yep,  here's someone who thought like he did.    https://www.khon2.com/coronavirus/safe-travels-quarantine-violators-say-hawaii-takes-rules-very-seriously/ ... View more

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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.    ... View more

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