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guess is that if you call southwest and say you would like a refund, they will tell you that there is no policy on seat saving and tell you that you could have sat in that seat.  It's several years after your post and the same seat saving is still being done today.  At this point, I do not think it will ever change.  Southwest got their money and that is where they stopped caring.  ... View more

When booking a reservation with multiple travelers a travel fund for a single passenger can be used.  As long as the passenger to whom the travel fund belongs is included in the reservation the travel fund can be applied.  If there is excess value on the travel fund it will remain in the travel fund and will not be applied to other passengers.  The remaining due balance for other passengers will need to be paid with another form of payment.   --TheMiddleSeat ... View more

You shouldn't have any problems once you're in the US, but Canada has its own set of requirements to re-enter the country. According to Canada's travel page, it sounds like you need to be vaxxed to be exempt from testing or if you are unvaxxed there is a whole other set of procedures to follow including testing negative and even quarantine to re-enter Canada:    https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/covid-vaccinated-travellers-entering-canada   Unvaccinated - Entering Canada by air or at a land border crossing Meet these requirements if you are eligible to enter Canada, and do not qualify for the fully vaccinated traveller exemption, or other special exemptions for your situation.  Find out if you can enter Canada  Assess your quarantine plan before you travel  Get your pre-entry molecular test result  Register in advance for your arrival test  Use ArriveCAN to submit your travel and quarantine plans  Have your ArriveCAN receipt, test results, and quarantine plans ready for assessment by a Border Services Officer Medical conditions that prevent you from being vaccinated Unvaccinated travellers over the age of 12 are not required to quarantine upon entering Canada if they meet the following conditions: have a medical contraindication for getting a COVID-19 vaccine, and comply with the public health measures outlined in the handout provided to them at the border --Jessica ... View more

Nobody knows with certainty but I think you should be okay given 1 - the flights are not until June and 2 - the frequency of flights between Seattle and Las Vegas is high (Southwest shows 13 flights and 16 flights for the dates you mentioned).  Even if your flight gets cancelled (for any reason) it should be easier for Southwest to get you on a new flight than it would be if you were flying to a destination with more limited service frequency. Yes, the cancellations are primarily due to the MAX 8 grounding (though there can always be a cancellation for weather, maintenance, or other reasons). See the latest update from Southwest here.     ... View more

Strange, yes. But that's how Southwest's pricing works.   A flight will have many price levels, with a set of seats available at each level. Once that level sells out, the price jumps up to the next level. If you need more seats than available at a certain price level, the system recalculates and charges all the seats at the higher price. (This is, in my opinion, unfair and misleading -- but it's apparently legal.)   Whenever booking for multiple people, first check the price for just one flyer, then compare. If necessary, break up the group to get as many seats at the lower price(s) as possible.   You can book your return flights individually, just enter the confirmation number of the credit twice -- once for each booking. The system should apply half of the credit to the first booking, and the other half when you book the 2nd person. (This doesn't always work correctly, so unfortunately you may need to call if it doesn't work right online.)   In general, it's best on Southwest to book individual flights for each person -- this is one of the reasons. 😉 ... View more

That would be a good pretty brutal return. There are three non-stop Southwest flight from Las Vegas to Seattle on July 15, the earlier ones are more expensive, but would get you home with much less pain. Perhaps a good trade off for the $$$.   855am-1135am $172 1230pm-305pm $193 1100pm-130am $127 (of course prices can change, just saying what they are at this moment)   And while I prefer to fly Southwest, there are other airlines out there that can get you home so you may want to shop around if you are looking for a particular departure/arrival time.    Hopefully that helps you, post again if you have more questions.  ... View more

I believe you retain early-bird if you "change" the flight which would still give you the credit, as opposed to canceling and rebooking which would lose the EB payment.   If you don't plan to fly Southwest again within a year from when you first purchased the ticket then the credit would expire anyway, but maybe you'd have a trip come up where you can use the $33 unexpectedly? ... View more

When you go to purchase a new ticket, on the add passenger info page you will see the words "Apply Travel Funds" here is where you will add the name and conformation number that has the credit.  ... View more

just after I posted this i checked again and price had gone up from $94 to $122.We only fly once a year and to Vegas but have always used Alaska Air.So swa would be our first time.There wouldnt be any reason to get a voucher if the price goes down because we wouldnt use it.Its too bad   ... View more

Southwest doesn't seem to price flights with round trip discounts, so I haven't seen much downside to booking all Southwest flights as one-way tickets in general which keeps things simple if any changes are made to the travel plans.   Depending how much you fly, you may want to lock in both legs now, and then re-book if prices drop. In that case you would have travel funds to use within a year of the original purchase as a refund of the fare difference. This is pretty safe option if it is likely you'll fly again with a chance to use the travel funds.     ... View more