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Never had an FA issue on the 75-80 flights I've flown since May, 2020 - and I don't recall any real passenger altercations either. ... View more

Would  ticket counter checking be easier if baby held ? ... View more

@CupCrusher40 wrote: Weather is so so vital to this industry. Really try to fly extra in spring summer and fall. Snow ruins so much. So do rain and hurricanes / tornadoes!   --Jessica ... View more

cancel rebooking same as minus money mode, just extra 30 seconds  ... View more

You could book a bogus flight that is say $250 then immediately cancel and then you could use the then travel fund plus another voucher    Example    Book flight from AUS-MSY for about $250 applying 2 luv vouchers    Immediately cancel and request refund for the credit card portion    Use the canceled confirmation number to book with another luv voucher    You can also book one ways to use the other vouchers    - Blake  ... View more

I hope not. The snack mix is good. The pretzel, eh... ... View more

i would listen to gate agent they call dallas ... View more

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. ... View more

@LuvFlyingSW wrote: I think I know what is going on. Do you see this message above the part of the screen you posted? When Southwest changes a flight, they give you an option to change the flight without a change of fare. Until sometime last month, a change in either leg of a roundtrip flight seemed to allow you to make this type of change to either leg. Now, however, the system seems to limit you to the leg Southwest changed (and even if Southwest coincidentally changed both legs, you have to make your changes separately). So, if only one leg was changed, the other leg is grayed out when you go to make a change. Also, with this type of change, you won't get a refund if the new flight is actually cheaper and would save you money through a normal change, which was also true when Southwest allowed you to change either leg with this type of change. Other than cancelling the leg you want to reprice and then rebooking at the lower price (which will result in two one-way tickets with different confirmation numbers-not a big deal IMO), I'm not sure how to solve this short of calling Southwest. I do believe this might be the cause as well the return probably had a schedule change and unfortunately one flaw with the system is if your ok with the new flight you can’t change a flight until you deal with the modified flight.  they need to have a way for you to accept the new flight so you can change the whole reservation as normal.  if you remember what you paid and the cost is lower you could call southwest 800-435-9792 and ask them to reprice the cheaper flight  ... View more

I agree stressful and sad. Finger crossed bag rampers keep job ... View more

so accidental software issue and cancel rebook for credit works fine right? ... View more

Mine said a year issue expired 1/10/2023. So that doesn't work. Again without using these what other reason would they be used. They said someone with my name went from Atlanta to Charlotte. Never flown into Charlotte in my life.  ... View more

The gate is  at front door so the front passengers make connections 1st ... View more

Sounds like a winner!  Thanks! ... View more

I do believe that lighter color paint last longer. I remember when Delta (or perhaps it was Northwest) changed from darker color to mostly white on their planes. They did it because it would save money because the paint would last longer. ... View more

If your talking about a trip in April it looks like they are redoing the schedule and a lot of people are having schedule changes the nice thing with southwest compared to other airlines if your flight changes by even 5min you get 1 free change to any flight you want with same city pairs within 2 weeks of your original flight so did you book a red eye because it was cheaper well you could switch to the mid afternoon $400 without a penny more owed so when you say you got rebooked and you have to pay well if they rebooked you then you can change for free or request a refund if the change is major.  ... View more

careful what you wish for too much info stored on webpage can cause issues ... View more

focus on your 10 day vacation and not these awkward 10 minutes ... View more

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 ... View more

Southwest helped us and were super to work with when my hubby called the New Orleans airport and spoke to Southwest there.  Issue was resolved and we can sleep tonight with no worries.  Thank you Southwest!!!! ... View more

  I believe it depends a bit on the airport, but when I've tried to book connecting flights with 35 minutes of time between arrival and departure at some airports, the system would not allow me to proceed.  If I recall correctly there were a few times where 35 minute connections were allowed.    So I think the generic answer to your question is 40 minutes -- for domestic flights. I suspect international flights require more time due to customs.   Correction.I misread your post and the answer  I think is a minimum of 35 minutes - maybe a bit more at some airports from plane arrival to plane departure.. This based  on my past attempts to build flight segments towards A List by booking same plane service between points A and C as multicity A to B and B to C. ... View more

Yes, it should because when you book a connecting flight the system shows the two plane types so it is aware of more than just a flight number.    --TheMiddleSeat ... View more

I have  tried most all the contact us ways to try and get through to a policy maker but have had no luck.  All the contact us methods just put you through to customer service.  As still waiting to hear back from letters sent into headquarters.   And yes we are using other airlines as they accept the bicycles along on trips. ... View more

@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.    ... View more

Dumb luck.   on the routes I fly, seat prices I don’t seem to vary by aircraft type ... View more

If you see a Pilot when you're boarding, you could try asking them? Hope you get a great view! ... View more

@TheMiddleSeat wrote: If you are asking if the price is better or different buying a round trip fare instead of 2 one-way fares... no, there is no difference.  The price will be the same either way.   --TheMiddleSeat Only with the exception that if there is one ticket left at a price it would display for buying one ticket.    If you then try to buy two tickets it could show at the next bracket's price for both, it doesn't average it out necessarily.    *EDIT: often there are more than one ticket available at the current price, so I'm not suggesting that this happens frequently, but it could happen when buying two tickets uses up the current allotment at the current price.   So there could be the occasional instance of one ticket being cheaper per person than two tickets purchased at the same time.     ... View more

before and after pics would help cause ... View more