yesterday
yesterday
If they were travel funds, they would revert to travel funds with their original expiration dates.
I suspect the same is the case with vouchers.
Why? Doing what you suggest (with new one year expiration dates) would allow people to extend voucher expiration dates forever by simply repeating the process.
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Friday
Friday
@pekoms wrote:
I don’t have my physical card on me and as I’m aware, the only way to get an upgrade is through the airport at the gate.
Don't know for sure, but I suspect so. Anyone with contrary info, please chime in.
Also, would anyone know typically how much it would cost from Long Beach to Honolulu?
There is no "typical cost." as fares vary by day and fare type. You can find what you want for the days you want to travel by checking the low fare calendar.
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Friday
Friday
I suspect not.
The EB rules are pretty basic: either you use it or you lose it.
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Thursday
Thursday
@buzzchris wrote:
responding to Dr_Rock-it: I agree. But along with pre-boarding abuse which is so prevalent, I have an issue with "group number" abuse. I was recently on a flight to Hawaii. I was A7. A passenger behind me was A8. The group A1-A5 had 11 people in it!! What? Turns out a passenger ahead in A1-A5 had his entire adult family with him. We saw their passes and they were "C group". The A8 passenger behind me spoke up, complained, but was met with some profanities. We thought that group would be stopped by the gate agent. NOT. Of course, that "C" group took up all the emerg row seating. I saw a similar situation last month on a trip to southern CA. At 6'3", I like the extra leg room in the emerg row seats. I don't have carry-on luggage so that is not an issue.
Theoretically that should not have happened.
While a16 and higher allow A-Listers traveling with family members to have the family members receive sequential boarding position immediately following the A-Lister's.
The same rule does not apply to A1-A1. 5o, they should not have been allowed to board when they did..
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Thursday
@TheMiddleSeat wrote:
Travel funds are valid for one year from your original purchase date. If you purchased this ticket April 15, 2022 then you would need to complete travel before April 15, 2023.
--TheMiddleSeat
That assumes you DID NOT use travel funds to make your purchase. If you did, then all funds tied to your new purchase will carry the same expiration date that was on the travel funds that were used.
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I have been paid Pre for about 7 years. I fly about 35 times a year across all airlines.
In the roughly 250 flights I've had in the 7 years I have never failed to see Pre on my boarding passes.
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15 inches at floor level is the absolute minimum - per federal law.
I can check it out when I board my next flight on the 25th.
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I seem to remember reading the width at floor level is 18 inches, but I can't find the link at the moment. By federal law the width must be at least 20 inches at 25 inches above the floor.
https://www.highskyflying.com/how-wide-are-airplane-aisles/
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Wednesday
Wednesday
@pkerr100 wrote:
Either that or they were clueless.
That is entirely possible.
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Wednesday
Wednesday
Maybe they got confused.
If they were A-List they are allowed to board early if they have a boarding position worse than A60.
That means they can board AFTER A1-A60 have boarded and before B1 and family boarding boards.
It does not mean they can board before people with designated A boarding spots.
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Wednesday
Wednesday
@dianet804 wrote:
I cannot watch movies or tv series in flight since 2021. They start for 5 seconds and then just loop the first 5 seconds. I have the same tablet, nothing changed on my end. Frustrating that the app from google play store says it hasn't updated since 2019.
Hmm, do you realize that the SW app doesn't work on old OS versions. It requires newer ones. The requirement lets the airline serve about 95% or it's customers. It also means that it does not for about 5% of it's customers.
Check your current OS version and compare it with the one required to use the current SW app.
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Since your A-List status is printed on your boarding pass, you really don't need a card.
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Wednesday
Wednesday
Sorry to hear of your problems.
Lots of people have come here to complain about Southwest VACATIONS. Note that Southwest VACATIONS is NOT Southwest airlines. It is not owned by Southwest Airlines. It is not a part of Southwest Airlines.
It is it's own company, and also provides the same service to other airlines under the names of those other airlines. It's real name is Apple Leisure Group.
It is notorious for it's unfriendly treatment of it's customers.
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Monday
Monday
So are you saying your wife is traveling with you as a zero cost companion and your son is traveling with your wife also as a zero cost companion?
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Monday
Monday
After you complained to the flight attendant, what did that person say/do?
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Monday
Monday
@jksobonya wrote:
I wish - "rolled back prices" and "Philadelphia" does not compute lol
--Jessica
I only looked at DAL/DEN and DAL/ORD
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I would imagine your best route would be thru your recruiter.
Explain it's a family emergency (recruiter doesn't need details), and make sure that person knows that you really want to try again when things get straightened out.
I seem to recall something about not being able to apply for a year after a turndown. Don't know
1) if there really is such a rule and
2) if there is, whether or not it would apply in your case.
Maybe someone else can clarify.
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a week ago
a week ago
On some routes as of mid-August - after the summer travel season.
In other cases it looks like it is effective as soon as June.
If you bought summer tickets, check the prices, and you might be able to grab lower ones and get travel funds good for future use/.
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Thank you for being a responsible person.
Most passengers do not monitor this forum, but maybe a few of the passengers on the plane with you will, and thus you might help a few.
Unfortunately, no one is doing contact tracing anymore
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a week ago
a week ago
You sure can.
As long as your daughter remains your designated companion you can make as many reservations for her as you want.
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a week ago
a week ago
@verdas wrote:
is Southwest really a great place to work, like everyone always hears?
If "everyone" always hears it, why are you even asking the question? Is there any particular reason that you don't believe "everyone?"
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a week ago
a week ago
What are you trying to accomplish by copying and pasting malyaa's post?
https://community.southwest.com/t5/Check-In-Boarding/Never-experienced-a-canceled-flight-before-any-advice/m-p/141922
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a week ago
a week ago
TSA doesn't prohibit it but does say that you need airline approval to carry one that size.
https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/lithium-batteries-more-100-watt-hours#:~:text=Spare%20(uninstalled)%20lithium%20ion%20and,(2%2D8%20grams).
I suppose you need to contact the airline to get approval. Click on "contact us" below to proceed.
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a week ago
a week ago
The same way that you did for yourself - except you input personal information unique to your kids.
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a week ago
a week ago
Give it a break people. Stop the bickering.
There are rules to follow on this forum. You agreed to them . Here are a few of the rules. Please read them.
Be respectful and courteous.
We want you, and all Members, to feel comfortable sharing thoughts and ideas. We ask that you follow the Golden Rule and treat other Community Members the way you would like to be treated. Keep your tone positive and your comments constructive. Participating Southwest Employees are reminded to also follow Southwest’s Policies including but not limited to the Social Media Policy.
Be relevant to the topic on the discussion board and blog.
Make sure your contributions are relevant to the purpose of the Community and to the specific discussion board or blog where you post. For example, if you have a question about a Southwest policy, please make sure you post it in the General Travel Policies discussion forum. If you are commenting on a blog article, keep your comments related to the contents of the post.
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@andresymond wrote:
Hello,
Southwest canceled my flight for today.
Sorry to hear that.
No other flights were available today to my destination. I have a few questions
Since Southwest normally reschedules people when this type of thing happens, the first thing to establish is whether or not that happened here, and determine the details.
Unable to get through on the phone. No flights are available on the app. The chat function on the website goes to a bot. How do I actually talk to someone that works for Southwest?
You could try twitter or facebook. They normally work pretty well. Click on "contact us" below for details.
-Do I need to go on the apps and cancel the reservation even though SW canceled it? -if I do that, will it show that I canceled and not SW?
You should be able to establish that SW cancelled first.
-my understanding is that if an airline cancels your flight you are entitled to cashback, not travel funds. Is that correct?
Sort of. The rule is that the refund would be to the original form of payment. So credit card to credit card or travel fund to travel fund.
-what about my returning flight? I no longer need it if I can’t get to my destination. Will SW refund money for that also?
I believe that if you have a round trip ticket, than the refund would apply to both
I have lost all faith in SW today. Please resolve this issue.
Since this is a customer forum, things like this do not get "resolved" here. You have to work thru the airline.
Unfortunately, all airlines cancel flights every day. There are likely thousand, tens of thousands, or even more people, like you, that have had or will have their flights cancelled today..American does it, so do United, Delta and Spirit - they all do.
Today, you just happen to be one of them.
I hope things work out for you.
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@TheMiddleSeat wrote:
The companion can use them to pay for their taxes. No other options are available to you.
--TheMiddleSeat
Well there is one
Wait until after the TFs have expired then convert to vouchers - fee $100 per TF - anyone can use the vouchers - good for 6 months from date of issue
If you have more than one TF, use several of them to buy any ticket and then cancel that ticket (repeat as needed) - thus turning multiple $100 fees into one $100 fee.
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2 weeks ago
2 weeks ago
Let;s make sure you understand the relationship between Chase and Southwest.
Chase buys Rapid Rewards points from Southwest.
This allows Chase to use the Southwest name in the Chase promotions.
When there is a Chase promotion involving RR points, Chase alone decides who gets however many points.
Then Chase tells Southwest to add X number of points to a RR member's account.
As for why both the Chase name and the Southwest name is in a promotion, well since Chase is using the lure of RR points in an attempt to generate credit card business, it wouldn't make sense to do that sans the RR or Southwest names.
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2 weeks ago
2 weeks ago
@TheMiddleSeat wrote:
Travel funds expire one year from the date you made the original purchase, not one year from when you cancel.
And it may be less that that if you used a travel fund in paying for the ticket. If you did, then the expiration date would be the soonest expiration date of the travel fund(s) used.
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2 weeks ago
2 weeks ago
southwestCARDanniversary.com is not southwest.com.
I don't know why Chase would have sent it to you, since it was to go to Chase customers that had owned the Chase Southwest card for 15 years.
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