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It's nice to have someone who REALLY likes to fly in the community.   Thanks for another fun trip report, SoCalFlyer ... View more

Yup, it looks like your item is in Alabama - where the airline sends all the stuff it finds.   Make sure your lost item report includes a serial number and there's a pretty good chance that you'll get it back. It can take up to 30 day.s     Good luck ... View more

I think the network IP address used to access the SW website also influences this combined with the cookies. Whenever I do any price checking during a SW sale, I always do this via an Incognito session so that I don't get a bunch of automated follow up emails to complete the booking as both SoCal and the Bay Area have many airport options that I check prices.    At my work address which is very close to ONT, the sales promos always default to LAX even during an Incognito session. At my home address, sales default to SNA, even though ONT is still the best convenience airport for this area with SAN as the closest "big city" airport which usually has the better deals. As doing a location check on any given IP address can return very broad locations that can be far away from the actual street address, I think this is a factor.   Both ONT and SNA are tough ones to find good low local sale pricing but every now and then, I get lucky and lock one in.  ... View more

@dfwskier wrote: Yee Haa!!   It's the Texas Independence Day sale.   I don't know if people outside of Texas can see it.    https://www.southwest.com/html/offers/local_sale_NonstopConnect_240301.html?redirect=false&clk=CB70090&cbid=CB70090   Travel from 3/22 -5/22  -- avaiab;le 7 days a week. Hola!   CA also had a local Splash As Low as $29 sale too last week for intra-state travel that ended last night. Locked in a $29 deal each way for a May trip to Silicon Valley. Checked pricing of my existing bookings during the sale; they were already as low as they can get for now. ... View more

"I usually opt for downloading the jpg screenshot image of the pass from the SW App"   ✅✅✅    Yup, that's what  I do.  It also avoids the situation of possibly of not  being able to get your boarding pass becasue of a lack of cell/wifi service at the gate. ... View more

I’ve never seen the airline accelerate a release date, but I have seen release dates delayed.  ... View more

I went back and re-read the ad that was posted two more times to make sure i wasn't missing anything and saw nothing stated about being a resident.  ... View more

Thank you for a quick response.   I will raise a case and share updates. ... View more

Sorry this was confusing, I have learned some tricks that are helpful to track your status.  1st the  terms are listed in this community board; see the new changes for 2024 they have lowered the number of flights to get A list and also decrease the number of CC points needed to earn the 1500 bonus toward A status; you can also check your progress toward A list as well as companion pass in your RR account under your account;  you can also look at your points activity and filter it by type such as companion fare or A list and see what was applied;  I have just noticed that some flight bonus points don’t count toward CP or A list either and they have added that information when I look at the points for a flight it will say how much also goes toward CP and A and it is quite a bit less  ... View more

@dfwskier wrote: Max of three formws of payment via any medium.   The max s 2 vouchers vi a any medium. You have to pay taxes with real money thus the third cannot be a voucher. But per person? I've never experienced this - online you only get three per reservation regardless of number of passengers on that reservation.   Not sure if you called to book a larger group could you use more.         ... View more

This is an open forum and opinions are welcome and do not need to be grounded in facts, as we have witnessed in thousands of posts previously.  Thousands of them. ... View more

@dfwskier wrote: Agree with you Jexxica. If I have A22, I don;t particularly care if I get on at A20 or A30. I'm still going to get a good seat. Agreed except not if I'm A16, there can be no confusion about who is the first of that boarding group.   Also I'm going for that exit row aisle then A16 is better than A17.   20's or more then often I actually just wait at the back of A30 and board the last of that group so I'm not crowded.     ... View more

From the fine print:   30,000 Bonus Points After You Spend $4,000 On Purchases In The First 3 Months From Account Opening: The product is not available to either (i) current Cardmembers of any Southwest Rapid Rewards® Credit Card, or (ii) previous Cardmembers of any Southwest Rapid Rewards Credit Card who received a new Cardmember bonus within the last 24 months. ... View more

https://support.southwest.com/helpcenter/s/article/carryon-baggage-policy ... View more

I'm not aware of a 35% off anything anywhere. My guess is you would ber dealing with someone that would try to rob you. ... View more

Correct. Travel funds do not expire. ... View more

@JJA wrote: I get these bait-and-switch emails that advertise a $49 fare, but when I click on the link there are no fares listed that are anywhere near that price. I understand that there may not be a $49 fare to anywhere from my "home" airport. Still, I would like to see the $49 from anywhere to anywhere if for no other reason than to prove that the ad is not total rubbish. Hola! Since I'm actively involved in Marketing in the whirlpool bath and aging-in-place industries, I know the limitations of what the Marketing Copy can say and what it cannot say. However, trust me: I can understand the disappointment of when SW (or any company) announces a sale and the products I desire don't line up to the sale. I've had my share of flights/airport locations/days not matching up with SW sales too. From SoCal, I usually fly SW out of SAN because I have a better shot of locking in a sale price there. However, my "convenience" preferred airport is ONT because of ease of access, but airfares are typically much higher and many SW sales don't return a good deal but sometimes, I'll get lucky and find a deal from ONT. Thus, I normally go to SAN but on occasion, use ONT.   However, I can state for a fact that last week's sale was not bait-and-switch because the offer was stated as "One-way as low as* $49" with the asterisk fine-print clearly stating the exclusions and restrictions. For the SoCal Market, most of the flights listed around the $49 range were limited to short-haul trips during the middle of the week (e.g. in between SAN and LAS for Tuesday and Wednesdays). I locked in a midweek daytrip flight from SAN to LAS for $39 during a prior sale which did not apply to my convenience airport at ONT.   However, I was not able lock in anything from this last sale and there's been some great sales (even last January's WOW40 sale) where I had trouble finding good deals for my needs whereas I was able to locate many deals and book several 2024 winter flights during last September's WOW50 sale...or during a prior "As Low as $29" Sale where my convenience airport at ONT posted $39 sale prices. Sometimes we just have to wait for the right sale. Fortunately, since SW doesn't charge any change fees, I can always check and re-price my existing bookings during different sales and collect the difference in fare in the form of a flight credit.   Hope this helps! ... View more

@Nicholas185Smit wrote: According to the Southwest website, the current promotion for earning a Companion Pass with a new Southwest credit card is only available to new cardmembers who do not have a current Southwest Rapid Rewards credit card account and have not received a new cardmember bonus on a Southwest Rapid Rewards credit card in the past 24 months. This means that if your spouse is only an additional cardholder on your account, he may be eligible for the promotion, as long as he meets the other criteria. However, if he has his own Southwest credit card account or has received a bonus on one in the past 24 months, he would not qualify for the promotion. To apply for the promotion, your spouse would need to choose one of the three personal Southwest credit cards and complete the minimum spending requirement of $4,000 in the first three months from account opening. He would then receive a Companion Pass valid until Feb. 28, 2025, plus 30,000 points. The promotion ends on March 11, 2024. I hope this answers your question. We were told "no" that being added to the current card counts as being a cardholder.   But verify the terms of your offer @Makenssey as usually there are two different types:   Promotional companion pass offered to current customers - usually involves flying rather than opening a new card but I've heard of these lately being tied to new card applications. New territory as far as current cardmembers or being restricted for previous bonuses - one that we had signed up for did not have either of those restrictions, but others are mentioning a current offer that does. Points bonus that doesn't directly get you companion pass, but makes a huge contribution to the annual - these have always had the restrictions about new cards and time from previous bonus.         ... View more

Sorry I did not notice it.   if it came from southwest.com, it is legit. ... View more

Just wanted to come back and confirm that I did purchase the extra points for $40 and received an extra 2000 pts on top of the 2000 pts for booking the hotel and all 4000 pts counted toward companion fare qualifications but not toward A status.  The hotel price was the same that I could have booked through the Bonvoy app.  If in need of companion fare qualification points, or even just a few more miles for a flight, this seems like a reasonable option.  For example I took a flight that cost me $67 (inclusive of tax) and only received 320 companion fare qualifying points and 640 regular miles (I am a A Preferred) and 2000 points would have cost $60 to purchase from SW direct.  I don't really need the extra points but want to make sure I earn my 2025 companion fare so may do this from time to time if needed.   ... View more

I posted a couple hours too soon. I just received my 12/31/2023 bonus today so just under the 8 week mark. ... View more

I frequently have issues with wifi and it is getting hard to determine if I will be able to work on my flights.  It had been getting better the last couple of months and I also experienced issues connecting with my laptop and phone;  I contact SW through twitter and they forwarded the issue to the appropriated IT people and got back to me asap;   They did say there were issues going on with the log on and would be working on it;  It wasn't resolved with that flight but was resolved on my next flight the following day and sw twitter did a good job of keeping me updated.  Hopefully the improvements continue, but I also don't have confidence if it is available flight by flight;  I always wonder what happens to those who pay for it, i would never have the confidence in their wifi to pay for it, fortunately I get it free with A preferred  ... View more

There continues to be no valid reason to pay any way other than directly with Southwest.     You choose to move the transaction through many hands, therefore, the risk is much higher. ... View more

Hey, @apike2535!   Since there's not a way to modify your application after clicking submit, I'm afraid there's no way to correct your application or fix that incorrectly-selected box.  The only alternative would be to submit a new application with a secondary email address - be sure you are careful with those questionnaire answers the second time around!  ... View more

Thank you for the insight. We'd like to fly together so we'll likely just go with the WGA+ in this instance but we're still deciding. Appreciate the feedback! ... View more

When I called them a representative told me which promotions I signed up for and the dates they were through.  They were also confused as to why they aren't showing on my points activity screen.   ... View more