02-24-2022
04:41 PM
A good reminder not to commingle new funds with existing travel funds, especially off they are close to expiry.
Best to split round trips into single legs, too.... Each one can use three forms of payment (6 total for a round trip, instead of 3). More ability to keep funds isolated and improves flexibility in cancellation etc.
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What a strange post.
Southwest extended travel funds from customer cancelled flights from March 2020 - September 2020 to September 2022. That's more than two years. Plenty of us have flown numerous times throughout 2020-2021.
IMO, extending benefits even further (i.e. to 2023) is prolonging unnecessary and unfounded fears that we don't need to placate anymore.
It's been over 2 years of this. The pandemic is over. Get your shots and boosters and stay home if you're sick. Or don't. Life needs to go back to how it was before we all became scaredy hypochondriacs and I don't mind dying on this hill.
--Jessica
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So good news you can now save frequent travelers and book for them on southwest.com no more needing to look up the family’s information. Hopefully this will expand to the app soon but as of now it is only available on the website.
happy flying!
-Blake
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02-02-2022
04:10 PM
02-02-2022
04:10 PM
@parpitt1 wrote:
Hmm... there are no flights to Dallas that leave @9:15 pm on friday nights out of O'hare.
Wrong Airport maybe?
Wrong Airline Maybe?
No, just another spammer troll getting their jollies. Strange affliction this making things up and posting it online.
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02-02-2022
04:06 PM
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You mean "full flight", not "overbooked flight". They are different things.
A full flight just means people want to fly, and aren't afraid of it. People like me who have flown the entire pandemic and never caught Covid in a plane, but instead caught it on the ground... twice. The second time after the vaccine.
So really... flying is the least of your worries right now.
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01-22-2022
01:05 AM
It doesn’t matter the airline, how nice, how safe, because Covid is everywhere period
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01-16-2022
08:13 AM
Yes! I have to cancel several times because of the pandemic. You steal 750 dollars from me and my family. Yes SWA stole my money! What other name can I give. Stealing! Stealing hard worked earned money! YES!
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Did you ever get this resolved? I am having a similar issue I checked for my companion pass on Jan 6th and nothing. I never got any emails that I registered sucessfully and I never got an acknowledgment that I completed my roundtrip after October 16th. I called today and was put on hold while they researched for about 15 minutes. When they came back online, she said that I was not eligible because I never registered between 9/7 and 9/9. I am 100% certain that I registered for the promotion on 9/9 and booked my flight at 11:30pm that evening right before it ended. There was no point in arguing with her, it's my word against hers, but since I found this thread, it seems like I am not the only one that had this issue. Thanks
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01-06-2022
07:12 AM
01-06-2022
07:12 AM
@10kd wrote:
where did you see 100,000 to requalify for CP this year? Your link indicates 125,000 points to get CP.
The post containing the link was made in 2021 not 2022.
In 2021 gave everyone 25,000 CP bonus points. The net effect was that customers needed to earn 100,000 more to qualify..
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01-03-2022
06:18 PM
01-03-2022
06:18 PM
@jhporte wrote:
Well not entirely true. You will get a better boarding position number in the A group. Which has its benefits if you are going for one of the few decent seats on the plane
Plus 20% more RR points than anytime and 100% more than WGA
and a drink coupon -- if they ever start serving alcohol again
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12-08-2021
06:24 PM
I hate to be the one to tell you, but you are showing your lack of information quite boldly. First, it is not "HIPPA", it is "HIPAA". And, Southwest is not a healthcare provider so they have no "protected health information" or PHI in their records. So, my advice is to read a few articles and brush up on what you are talking about. For myself, I enjoy the preboarding. It is a nice policy.
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12-07-2021
05:44 PM
The wording is "no more than 1 day before you travel" and is no longer based on a number of hours. This means for flights departing anytime Saturday, a test taken anytime Friday would suffice. The exact wording from the CDC: "The 1-day period is 1 day before the flight’s departure. The Order uses a 1-day time frame instead of 24 hours to provide more flexibility to the air passenger and aircraft operator. By using a 1-day window, test acceptability does not depend on the time of the flight or the time of day that the test sample was taken. For example, if your flight is at 1pm on a Friday, you could board with a negative test that was taken any time on the prior Thursday." https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/testing-international-air-travelers.html --TheMiddleSeat
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12-07-2021
06:33 AM
12-07-2021
06:33 AM
Make sure you aren't checking bags. I always find it a bit wonky when I fly standby on SWA, I'll get my confirmation of change but always seem to get called to the desk at the gate just prior to boarding, "to make sure I'm there?"
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12-03-2021
05:47 AM
12-03-2021
05:47 AM
I’ve flown my qualifying segments as of 10/31/21 and had 4 different SW reps tell me I’ve qualified for A List renewal for ‘22. Yet, my account has not been updated to reflect it. Just this morning, I was told that they see in my record that I’ve qualified, but that no one’s will show up until a system-wide update on 12/31. Obviously, that’s false based on what some have written on this thread. I’m concerned because I have one more (expensive!) flight in ‘21 I can convert from a points to a paid business class fare to qualify. The rep this morning said I “absolutely do not need to do that.” Thoughts from those more experienced than I in dealing with Southwest?
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You did just cost yourself -904 points. Much preferred to costing 904 points. 😃
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12-02-2021
11:38 AM
Thank you for sharing about your experience on Southwest Airlines. It is appalling to me to hear about the way you were treated on the plane and within the airport. I highly urge you to contact Customer Service to seek a formal remedy for your concerns, as this is not in any way consistent with the Southwest promise. Open-seating does have its benefits - however, there are drawbacks. If you choose to travel with Southwest again, an earlier boarding position can help reduce the possibility of finding seats in an already boarded plane. The first solution would be to check-in earlier, perhaps 24-hours on the dot before your flight. If this is an inconvenience, you can always purchase Early Bird Check-in, which will automatically secure a boarding position for you 36 hours prior to your flight. With an earlier boarding position, you increase the chances of having more seats available for you and your family to sit in so that you can be closer to one another. Flight crew are not required to reseat passengers to accommodate families; however, it has been generally extended as a courtesy in part with Southwest employee's kindness and character. "One child over 14 days old and under two (2) years of age, not occupying a seat, may be carried free of charge when traveling with an adult (12 years of age or older)." Please note that Southwest employees may ask for documentation to ensure that your child is of appropriate age to be carried as a lap infant. This has been a practice of Southwest (although I am not sure if they ask this frequently), so it is recommended that you bring along a birth certificate or documentation to prove your child's age. All in all, I encourage you to contact Southwest's Customer Service team. This experience is unacceptable, and the action taken (with the $150 travel credit), I believe, should be refunded to your original method of payment instead. Should you wish to pursue this, you can write to the refunds department at Southwest. Southwest Airlines Refunds Department P.O. Box 36649 Dallas, Texas 75235-1649 Thank you for sharing your Southwest story, and I truly do hope you will give the airline another chance so that you can experience what the Southwest experience truly is like.
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11-21-2021
10:03 AM
I also have the one that DancingDavidE has. I love it! I can easily fit 2 pairs of shoes, 5 mid-season outfits, and a set of workout clothes in it, plus toiletries. When I need to pack a jacket, it expands to fit it. I carry my laptop in a tote that goes under the seat in front of me. I would really consider the smaller size for reasons already mentioned upstream.
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Correction... INTO Hawaii from the other states. Or into PR as well. But not back into the states from either... only from other countries.
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11-18-2021
12:52 AM
@Hoff26 wrote: If I earned Companion Pass in 2020, will I get an extension beyond 2021? No. We made it easier for all Members to achieve Companion Pass status in 2020 by awarding boosts for Companion Pass qualifying points and flight credits. Thanks.. RapidFS
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11-16-2021
08:44 AM
We used Binax... from emed.com. And last week in PDC there were testing locations on every block...$30 each.
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11-13-2021
09:47 PM
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I repeat... that's what happened last year. No notification, just a pass on the day it started. Even calling didn't help... they couldn't even confirm my status.
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@blsinmd wrote: Yep, tried that. Since the email I received 2/3 stating my boost points arrived my points increased by 1,960 per the prior statement, Sept 2020. 1,960 points were for 4 flights 1,786 and shopping points of 174 and the same after. Flights, credit card and shopping points. Due to inactivity it's easy to see. The 2/3/21 email stated I should have received the following and it doesn't show, none of it. •15,000 tier qualifying points (TQPs)* •25,000 Companion Pass qualifying points (CPQPs)* •10 qualifying flight credits toward A-List and A-List Preferred •25 qualifying flight credits toward Companion Pass You are not going to see the "boost" points on a statement or in your points history on Southwest. You will see them in your Southwest account by looking at your flights flown and/or your points progress as shown here: The boost was automatically added to your flight and points totals. I certainly did not fly 26 / 41 times this year - the "10 / 25" flights were awarded to me because of the boost, and the same is true of the points boost. You can learn more about this here: https://www.southwest.com/RRCoronavirusUpdates/ The only stipulation for the boost was that you needed to be a Rapid Rewards member on or before December 30, 2020, to get the boost for 2021. If you joined Rapid Rewards in 2021, the boost is not applicable for you. --Jessica
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11-02-2021
06:50 AM
Just an FYI-posting the same complaint in multiple threads dilutes its impact
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It's treated like any other purchase. --TheMiddleSeat
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10-10-2021
09:32 AM
“Lets also give that to police and firefighters as well, and the retirees as well.” Absolutely. Military, police, firefighters, all who put their lives on the line for our safety. It world really show where SWA stands if they allowed all true heroes and their families to board first. I’d gladly step aside.
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10-08-2021
10:19 PM
Okay, he's right for 2000 points. The sale is only on larger quantities. Then they get down to 1.6 cents. My bad. And the cost in points you're quoting does not include the taxes, which is why it seems so cheap. 8000 points is worth about $140. So you may pay $50 in taxes plus the points, or around $200 cash. Either way it seems cheap and you want to consume the points either way. The nice thing is further cost reductions go back to the buyer's points, not to travel funds tied to each traveler. So there's no risk purchasing now.
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The posts keep coming because everything keeps changing by the day/week/month. You'd be surprised how many people are convinced that you need a vaccine to fly. This has never been the case, but a lot of people actually think that you need one - when you don't. @gsking wrote: The question then becomes... when does your vaccine expire? Mark my words.... it's coming. I have been trying to get an answer to this for months and have been unable. Sure getting vaccinated and showing your vaccine card to enter an establishment (which I just did last night, thank you city of Philadelphia) is one thing. But what happens in 6 months? 9 months? A year? Will my vaccine card still be valid? Why or why not? Equally important: will I eventually be considered "less vaxxed" because I got J&J vs Pfizer which has a booster option? (Case in point: Look at Israel where now you are only considered "fully vaccinated" if you have 3 shots.) So many unanswered questions; I don't see how showing your "vax card" in general is a sustainable option as time goes on and dates will surely become an issue. The whole premise needs to be dropped, in my opinion. We functioned just fine until March 2020 without caring about vaccination status at all - it shouldn't matter now. Get your yearly COVID and flu shots if you so desire and have that be the end of it. --Jessica
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10-07-2021
07:17 AM
10-07-2021
07:17 AM
Is southwesthotels.com considered an OTA? I'm guessing so, but I am still asking.
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