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The schedule revisions that were just done were for June 6th though September 6th. So at this time your October reservation is fine however it could be affected later on if they revise the schedule for October.    -Blake  ... View more

Most of the time, if I need to make a change to a reservation including companion, I call or use the app chat or social media direct message. Those teams can change things much more easily!   ... View more

gsking,  If applicable to you, how long after posting points did the 30% promo bonus post to your acct? Thanks ... View more

Prices can change, both up and down, at any time. Often you'll see prices go up as a result of tickets selling on a particular flight. For example, once the 10 seats allocated to sell at $50 are gone, then prices for the next 15 seats are available for $60. Going the other way, if enough people cancel reservations those cheaper seats may become available for purchase again.   --TheMiddleSeat ... View more

@cameronlaufer wrote: Concerned that a flight is going to sell out before I can change/add my companion. the flight is sold out of Wanna Get Away fares. Typically, what % of the seats are sold in these fares? Does this mean it is close to selling out?  In addition to all of the excellent advice above:   Use points to buy a seat and exchange it later I'm assuming you have booked yourself on the flight and are not waiting? Refundable fare also saves a spot   ...I have been in the unfortunate position of adding companion to flights in the 1-36 hour timeframe several trips - I'm not recommending you do this necessarily, but since Southwest changed policy not to overbook flights there will almost always be some action at the 24-hour mark when people get their automatic check-ins and many realize either they forgot they booked and cancel, change to another flight, business meetings are canceled, and even closer to the flight time people are standing by on earlier flights or missing their connections.   So most likely you can get on, but it may be stressful. I'd go with the advice to book a points ticket to hold a spot if the "penalty" for not having a seat would be major.   It doesn't matter if WGA, A, or BS tickets are available, any of these seats would be superseded by a companion booking if available.   Another angle of advice tangential to the discussion - many routes have the WGA removed and only Anytime or BS are available - if Southwest has data that last-minute people are going to take these, no reason to offer WGA fares.  So there could be many seats left if Anytime is showing.   Now if it is only BS left, then I would estimate fewer than 15 are available, possibly the last few seats.     ... View more

I was told that it could not be done at a self-check kiosk but an agent at the desk would take care of it and put the pink TRANSFER tag on the bags.       ... View more

The self tagging and drop off is different from the full service counter. The full service counter is usually right next to the self service machines. There should be a sign that says full service that’s where they usually have the ability to override the reservation to check the bag all the way to your final destination.   -Blake   ... View more

@Jwalsh3rd wrote: I have never had this exact issue, but I have found that often on sold out flights, a seat opens soon after the 24 hour checking time has passed.  That is cutting it tight, but I have been rewarded in the past by good timing and continued searches to catch the flight I wanted.   Been there, done that (very uncomfortably!)   Especially now in the modern age where Southwest will not intentionally oversell a flight, I would expect most of the time one or two seats will open up. There may also be more than one or two people trying for those, so keep checking regularly once you are within the 48 hour window.   ... View more