Southwest Airlines Community

I too stopped flying SWA when I found out about the new RR program. I actually had flights booked and still flew other airlines. I'll use my flight credits another time, as I found the flights cheaper out of PHX with no layovers or having to drive out of my way. For years, I went out of my way for SWA, flying into ISLP instead of LGA even if it was more experience JUST to get RR. I decided to give the program a look when it launched, and I could not access it... tried and tried... finally got in to use it and see... and wow... 42k points to redeem a flight over St Patty weekend... that is over 17 days away. Then wanted to check out international possibilities... a month out, over 125k points. To buy the "points" would cost $3000. ... View more

As a Wanna Get Away (WGA) flight taker I am punished with the new system. I fly both long and short flights exclusively with SWA. I KNOW that WGA fares can go up and down, sometimes a $59 sells quickly and becomes a $89 flight. I UNDERSTAND that RR program as is might have been too "Rich" with benefits, but no I have no benefit, as while I might be able to get WGA flights cheap, Phx to LGA and Phx to Den, if I want to to redeem Phx to San there is a good chance it will cost me as much if not more because those flights are rarely as discounted as Phx to Den! So even though I flew LONGER flights I will pay more in airfare to get the Phx to San RR ticket. Plus the value of my RR ticket will change Day by Day. You say DING fares will apply, do DING also apply to RR tickets? What happens if I buy a RR ticket a one rate then it goes on a DING? Do I get those credits back? I just HATE the game. I never had to play a game with SW, unless it was to get the cheapest fare, and I always flew you without looking at your competitors, because of RR. Now, I have no loyalty. I will fly whatever airline has the cheapest price, and I guess that is what many of us are most upset about, before we were rewarded for our loyalty, and now, if we don't fly B.S. you don't care about us. Many people have brought up the "abuse" of the system before, well Do you think B.S. folks are going to use their RR tickets to buy B.S. seats? Heck no, they will use their credits earned at twice the rate to buy the WGA fares under RR. I understand their had to be a change, so make it 10 RT flights to get a Free one... but why make it SO complicated??? ... View more