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@tenaciouss I've booked over 100 rooms through the SWA hotel (booking.com) process and have to say only once did I have any issue.  That once was my fault for not seeing no cancelation, however, I still got it cancelled by going through the process of contacting booking.com and working with the hotel.  In the end, it's up to the hotel to force you to keep the room, or courteously cancel it.  With all that said, I know that it's often cheaper by direct contact with the hotel, but you get no SWA points.  I've had a companion pass for the past 6 years primarily due to the fact I use the SWA link to bookings and get on some stays up to 8,000 SWA points.  Getting something, I need any way, a hotel room, and paying a bit more than rack price that helps me get companion, Priceless.  To end this, no I've not had any issues with SWA and booking.com on any of the hundreds of bookings I've made.   ... View more

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Please contact the airport and let them know you have a found item https://flynashville.com/nashville-airport-authority/contact-us   --TheMiddleSeat ... View more

NICE!! Very popular advise I was given a lot was ‘JUST BE YOURSELF” GOOD LUCK!  Just got hired myself at the LAS location My starting date is this Monday 01/23/23 ;D   Let us know how it went!!  ... View more

Just looked it up and for tomorrow it is double the price of just the one ticket.  The first flight has a layover of over an hour in STL.  You can try talking to the ticket agent at New Orleans and try to get it changed. I managed to get a longer layover once. You may have to pay for it though.  ... View more

@amandacox02 wrote: That's great info. Can you tell me how to sign into my child's RR account? I have RR numbers for all 3 of my children.  I tried to create a new account to sign into, using their RR number. However, the system is telling me that the birthdate is too young to allow an account to be set up.  All 3 of my children should have enough points to buy a ticket now, but I cannot figure out how to see their points balance.  TIA! You have accounts created, but are trying to create a new account?  Something isn't clear here.  There is no limit on age to create a RR account, I just created a test account for a non-existent 6 month old without any problems.   --TheMiddleSeat ... View more

@floridaguy wrote: I have about $1,200 worth of LUV vouchers so I need to understand how they can be used. Did you get those from a lawsuit?  ... View more

Maybe this is how the new CEO is declaring that "substantially all of the delayed bags have been returned"  That would be a true statement, except for the fact that they are not returned to the proper owner.   we have returned virtually all of the bags we had on hand from the event   (aka) send them somewhere so they would be counted as "returned" and no longer "on hand". ... View more

My other tip is to always book Southwest with one-ways. That way if the companion needs to change their plans you aren't stuck on the phone making a change after having already flown the first leg of a round trip that you can't modify yourself online any longer.         ... View more

Sorry for your experience, but who in their right mind puts anything of value in a checked bag anymore.  I know you said you didn't want it to be considered as a weapon, but maybe that inconvenience seems a bit more appealing than what you're going through.     Word to the wise, computers, cameras, IPads, Jewelry, etc., should be in your purse, backpack, carry on, or small suitcase carry on....   ... View more

@TheMiddleSeat @Diablito1269 Good point middle seat.  I've made complaints on here and the majority of the time provided data with those issues.  I see no evidence to your complaint, however, Middle Seat, does.   ... View more

@NONSTOP1 It appears you just reply to posts without reading the previous posts of possible solutions.  I agree, maybe somebody at SWA could come up with a simpler process to this.   ... View more

I can't conceive of any reason why they would go away. ... View more

I just can’t take it any more whine… complain… sue…   I just wonder what this users life is really like because he sounds miserable always complaining about something. Always wants to file a lawsuit. Sue southwest sue TSA heck probably wants to sue us for calling him out    could probably hand this person a free ticket to anywhere and something would be wrong about it.  if you hate life that much why not try and change it. Hate flying well drive hate TSA get a private jet hate SW go spirit or frontier    ... View more

@bec102896 wrote: I miss the DING! fares.  they did have a $29 sale back in October I booked a bunch of RT in a day flights to get a head start on A List for this year (first one tomorrow) I did the same thing - booked 3 round trips using multi city. I'll have 12 segments in by Feb 15. (edit add: actually only 11 since SW cancelled my last return and put me on a non stop instead).   I remember the good ole days of 4-5 + years ago. Southwest would have 2 REAL sales a year - June and August. Fares good mid August to just before Xmas, and just after the new year til  about mid February. Fares were ALL (not just some) $49, $79, $99, or $109 to everywhere - distance based. ... View more

Daily emails they are working on it. Meanwhile daily accruing interest by my bank making any potential reimbursement less impactful. ... View more

@parpitt1 wrote: I too was just short of the threshold for A-List preferred in 2022, (2 legs or a few thousand points) I just checked and my account now says I have Preferred status thru 2023.  A very much appreciated gesture on SWA's part.  Same here!   I had been hoping to make a last-minute points run and then obviously didn't.         ... View more

Well thanks for thinking that.  I'm certainly not knowledgeable of all things, but I do know the Southwest credit card bonuses do count toward Companion Pass.  I would guess most people who do earn CP rely heavily on these sign up bonuses.  If you don't already have a personal card you can also get one of those and combined with the business card you rack up the points pretty quick.  You can earn a sign up bonus on personal cards every 24 months.   --TheMiddleSeat ... View more

No, the phone agent booked my son as a courtesy since the flight was coming up.  Turns out she booked his RETURN flight for the same day as his outbound flight.  I am sure it was an accident, but learned this when I couldn't check him in last night.  Had to book a ticket for him with my points while this is getting resolved.  So It couldn't have been a true companion pass or his reservation would have been tied to mine.  The phone agent couldn't do anything for me last night because the case is still open. ... View more

To my dear legal scholar,   The judge does not have to agree to a settlement if the plaintiff wants to withdraw the case.  I don't know where you get your information.  I anticipate that the case will be SETTLED and the complaint withdrawn.   Please do some research before responding to posts.  Thank you. ... View more

Thanks for posting the update.  Just a suggestion for future bookings, book two one-way trips instead of roundtrip.  That will eliminate weird things like this and makes other changes easier, plus you get credit for the flights towards status immediately instead of having to wait to complete the roundtrip.  There is no difference in price between roundtrip and one-ways and has saved me many headaches and mostly eliminates any situation where calling in would be required.   --TheMiddleSeat ... View more

SW always prices two one way the same way it prices a round trip ... View more

@20148340940 see additional suggestions in this thread: https://community.southwest.com/t5/Rapid-Rewards/Verify-my-account-using-my-Customer-ID/m-p/154112#M10255   --TheMiddleSeat ... View more

@lnelson with a nationwide FAA ground stop affecting all airlines and flights this morning I suspect all phone numbers are busy with long wait times.   --TheMiddleSeat ... View more

According to the fine print, both the sender and the receiver must be Rapid Rewards members. Have that person sign up and then within their account do a flight credit lookup (my account / payment).    --TheMiddleSeat ... View more

Just an update, my flight ended up being cancelled after multiple delays and waiting at the airport for a few hours.  I ended up driving 1-1/2 hours to another airport to take the first flight out the next morning.   ... View more

Thanks for the reply and the info!  ... View more