03-11-2011
04:33 PM
2 Loves
The 3 members of my family don't qualify as frequent fliers, but between us we fly approximately 8-10 round trips a year, and also have 2 SW credit cards. When it came time to book a flight, the SW site was where I went. The former Rapid Rewards Program helped us enjoy some trips that we wouldn't have otherwise made, so SW won my loyalty, plus I encouraged many other people to give you a try. For the last 4 yrs., my husband and I have flown to Tampa from Louisville sometime in the first 3 months of the year, and have taken 5 people with us in the last 2 yrs. that wouldn't have otherwise gone. Because of the great round trip pricing that we got (never over $200), it was easy to convince them to go with us and give SW a first-time try. We will be going again, this time in April, and the round trip price(Wanna Get Away) is currently $406.80, and that's one month advance! We are going to fly SW this time, but only because 2 of our party have free RR round trips for signing up for the credit card, however, in any future trips, I will now be forced to check other carriers for price comparison as the current SW Reward Point System is not going to give enough benefit to allow them to be the only game in town. I join all the others who are not happy with this change, and kindly ask you to change it back. "If it ain't broke..don't fix it!"
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