06-13-2017
03:36 PM
06-13-2017
03:36 PM
That's a lot of business select coupons! Did we have to opt-in to that one, I don't remember seeing it. My bigger issue with the BS coupons is that sometimes I'm flying in the morning and would rather save it for a flight later in the evening.
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06-13-2017
03:34 PM
06-13-2017
03:34 PM
Also for @Bpaine - the EB access assigns the boarding position at 36 hours, you still have to access your boarding pass sometime after the 24 hour mark - i.e. if the problem was that you couldn't get your boarding pass in the 24+ to 36 hour window that's normal, although it is assigned it isn't accessible until the 24-hour mark.
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From Chicago I like to take Porter to Toronto. You still get the MDW experience on this end, and then the destination airport "Billy Bishop" is right downtown (YTZ), the equivalent location would be like landing at Meigs Field so if your destination is downtown Toronto, you are already there - literally walk to some of the hotels, after taking a 2 minute ferry ride across the ditch. I don't know where your starting point was, but you should consider flying to a Porter airport on Southwest (Chicago MDW, Pittsburgh, Dulles, Newark, Boston) and then transferring airlines to check the price point against renting a car and driving. I've only been to MDW, Dulles, and BOS, so I can't recommend the layover experience at Pittsburgh or Newark. MDW has plenty to eat though and is pretty close to Toronto. Caveat: Porter flies only Bombardier Q400 turboprop - the ride isn't quite as smooth as Southwest's 737's if you hit choppy air. I would recommend you take Southwest as close as possible to minimize this potential issue. Other than that, Porter is great though. Customer service wise they are the "Southwest of Canada" in my opinion and their terminal at Billy Bishop airport is by far the best free lounge I've been at for a layover. Snacks and Canadian wine are included. They run sales all of the time, in fact $105 per person one-way today from MDW: https://www.flyporter.com/en-us/special-offers/website-savings
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06-12-2017
12:09 PM
06-12-2017
12:09 PM
I've certainly seen them go into the overhead on other Southwest flights, although I'm not sure if that was coming or going, if that matters. If that's okay with you to go in the overhead, then it should be okay with Southwest. Especially if you can lay it on top of the other stuff in the bin, then it doesn't even take up extra space.
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On our trip to Cancun and Playa del Carmen we took a day trip to Tulum and really enjoyed it, and hope to return for an extended visit sometime. Tulum has great beaches, many smaller hotels/accomodations, and lots of restaurants and activities. In particular the area south of the ruins and town have a strip of hospitality places along the beach. We ate at an amazing Italian place! Apparently the area had been known for European tourists much before it became popular with U.S. visitors. Lots of botique hotels, restaurants, and shops, and definitely visit the ruins on one of the days. You'd fly to Cancun on Southwest and drive or shuttle down there.
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I haven't been personally. A co-worker visited recently and I don't remember him saying anything specifically about mosquitos although you should ask the hotel if there is a seasonal uptick in mosquitos, perhaps after a rainy period, and maybe it isn't so bad other times of the year.
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05-19-2017
03:56 PM
05-19-2017
03:56 PM
Saving an overhead bin is too much. I'm pretty happy to let someone sit by their friend or spouse, and I'll even get up and move for someone that would be separated from their child. But if someone tried to claim an overhead bin, too bad, my bag is going in there if I'm planning to sit there. I think the Flight Attendant would back you up, but you would have to ask them and not wait for them to get in the middle of it.
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05-16-2017
04:35 PM
05-16-2017
04:35 PM
Probably not identical, although it is possible. Your connecting flight will also check in at the same time as your originating flight, so most likely it will be equal or better position if you check in at the 24-hour mark (i.e. you may be ahead of the 24-hour mark on your connecting flight, but still behind the A-list and Early-Birds). Unless you happen to snag a vacated position for one of the flights then the two could be be way different positions, but a rule of thumb is that the connecting flight will be similar or slightly better than your first flight.
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05-16-2017
04:31 PM
05-16-2017
04:31 PM
Regarding TSA Pre, you've probably already seen several suggestions on these forums but the top tips are: don't rely on automatically importing the number from you profile - type it into the box when you purchase tickets if it didn't show up automatically. It doesn't automatically get added after you buy tickets. Also type it in the box for booking companion pass, if applicable. make sure your name is spelled the same, one of the two isn't using a nickname, etc. call the 800 number and have your KTN added after purchase, but before arrival at the airport at the airport if it doesn't print on your boarding pass, the ticket agent can also add it and reprint (although at this point the time savings may be moot, I'd still do it for keeping shoes on and laptops in my bag).
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They may require age verification depending on the ticket type. I believe TSA says "no" for security, but Southwest may say "yes" depending on the ticket type for Child Fare, or as an infant < 2 y.o. https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification https://www.southwest.com/html/customer-service/family/children-pol.html For our <2 y.o. lap baby we do bring a copy of a birth certificate for proof of age.
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05-15-2017
08:58 PM
05-15-2017
08:58 PM
You can change part of a reservation. Many people do buy separate one-ways for this purpose just to keep things cleaner, but it shouldn't be a problem. Each of the three of you have separate confirmation numbers, correct? If yes, then you should be able to change your return destination and leave theirs alone.
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05-15-2017
08:55 PM
05-15-2017
08:55 PM
If you have one ticket (one confirmation number) then EB should apply to both legs, even with a plane change.
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05-11-2017
11:59 PM
05-11-2017
11:59 PM
@franktravelthat's definitely close enough that it may come up as an "area airport" if you are clicking through too quickly. I see the same thing with the four airports in LA area and sometimes PNS vs ECP.
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05-11-2017
11:21 AM
05-11-2017
11:21 AM
Although there isn't a change fee, if the flight fills up during the interim time or the new flight was businer than the one you changed from, the only available seat may be more expensive than what you started with. That happens a lot. I have one time changed a same-day fare when there were still cheap Wanna Get Away seats available and I got a refund, so it does happen both ways sometimes. So technically true that there isn't a change fee, but in the case of short-term changes there is a probability that the new fare is more expensive for sure.
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05-11-2017
11:17 AM
05-11-2017
11:17 AM
You'll need to set your own comfort level, and I can't say specifically for DAL at that hour. My best guess is that 1 to 1.5 hours early would be fine at that hour of the morning if you are checking bags. At MDW if we show up exactly an hour before the flight, there is time to drop off the family at Curbside, curbside check the bags, wife and daughter head into the airport and I go park the car in economy garage, catch the shuttle back to the terminal, we both have PreCheck, and I'm usually walking up to the gate right at family boarding 25-30 minutes before departure.
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I think we covered on another thread, but yes you should be okay. Some additional clarification - you'll need to check with the gate agent to secure the gate check tags for the items. Your largest difficulty may be carrying three gate check items down the jetway along with your carry-on. You may want to make some friends in the family boarding line. If you buy the blue Southwest gate check bags maybe you can get both car seats into one container?
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05-11-2017
11:10 AM
05-11-2017
11:10 AM
Although I have A-list I'm often boarding with my family between A and B groups. We often still get windows at that time, but yes towards the back of the plane. Especially on a business route, or if we happen to be traveling to a destination with a convention taking place I have been getting A30-A60 numbers with A-list sometimes, but there are still good seats available.
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05-11-2017
11:08 AM
05-11-2017
11:08 AM
If there were a lot of people ahead of you, make sure that you didn't purchase or change your flight after the 36-hour window which would have removed your preferred boarding position. I'm not sure how A-List and A-List preferred work in terms of automatic assignment at the 36-hour mark, I think it may be by order purchased, and I'm not sure if there are separate waves for those two statuses...so if you bought your ticket relatively late then you might be at the rear of the A-list group behind the other A-list and A-list preferred who bought their tickets way early.
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05-11-2017
10:54 AM
05-11-2017
10:54 AM
If you specifically need the extra room provided by the front row you better get in preboard position early in case there are several others also preboarding.
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05-11-2017
10:53 AM
05-11-2017
10:53 AM
The guidance is two baby-related items per kid, as long as these are either luggage or packedup like car seats/strollers or a pack-and-play I don't think it matters as long as the weight and dimentions are reasonable. So a stroller + wagon should be fine, and you should get two items per child in case there is something else you want to add. i.e. two items for you, two for your husband, and two baby items per child. Actually I see that your kids are 3 and 5, so they would get two items each anyway as ticketed passengers. I'm still in <2 y.o. mode for myself. As Sarah always points out - use family boarding between the A and B groups with your children age six and below.
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05-09-2017
04:17 PM
05-09-2017
04:17 PM
You can also add them by calling the reservations line (or A-list number if applicable) after booking if you like to have it done before arrival at the airport. Tell them over the phone the name and birthday. You'd still need to bring the birth certificate for verification. The main point is that you can't do this online in advance, you have to either call ahead, or do it when you arrive at the airport.
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05-09-2017
03:51 PM
05-09-2017
03:51 PM
How long has this been happening? My first thought is that this is a setting on your device(s), nothing from the wifi equipment on the plane would carry through once you are out of range. If someone in the airport (or wherever you were) had a network with SSID of "Southwest..." you may still connect to them. Is it possible that you have another device with you that your iPad is trying to connect, and that device is still showing "Southwest" wifi SSID? I haven't ever had this happen on my iPad, iPhone, or PC.
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05-06-2017
02:39 PM
05-06-2017
02:39 PM
Maybe there is a neat origami project you can undertake. A few times I had to book on short notice with Business Select and didn't use a coupon since it was early in the morning, but my collection isn't quite that large.
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05-06-2017
02:19 PM
05-06-2017
02:19 PM
A-list and A-list preferred are also in front of Early Bird, so if you have a route that is business-heavy there may be a higher percentage of A-list people in front of you as well.
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05-06-2017
02:17 PM
05-06-2017
02:17 PM
Next time board at Family boarding and use the airplane bathroom if you can. I'm sorry to hear that you couldn't even get two seats together though, I have seen that work before, the flight must have been full of some weary people.
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One time I had a lot of extra time at ATL and put on MapMyWalk and went through every concourse at ATL with a graphical map of hte place on GPS. It was interesting to see the international hub at the far end, and to see the other restaurants. That one ended up being about a 10k if I recall correctly.
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If it is for points, then upgrade to Business Select instead, for the extra $20 or so you get the 12x instead of 10x points.
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04-30-2017
10:41 AM
04-30-2017
10:41 AM
Although I haven't used it myself, there is something called a gate pass that your father may be able to receive from the ticketing agent to provide an escort to your daughter. If that doesn't work, Burbank is certainly an easy access site for security and if you have gate A1 or A2 it's literally only a minute to get there from the TSA checkpoint...if it is doable anywhere, that might be the spot. By "safe" I think you mean airside - so your parents can bring your daughter to BUR, wait for your plane to land and pull up, send your daughter through security at that moment as you'll be walking up, then both of you together back to another gate for departure...it could work at BUR as long as you weren't delayed inbound. Don't try this at MDW or LAS....well at MDW you wouldn't be able to see people on the other end of security for one thing. Southwest may hold a connecting plane at times, but this isn't standard policy necessarily and I think depending on how easy it would be for you to catch a replacement flight, how delayed you are running, if the pilot can make up the time in the air (can't delay all of those people from their future connetions), etc. may all factor into things. I wouldn't count on it and they don't promise it, but I have seen it provided when people would be missing the last flight out by a few minutes. The other wrinkle is that your daughter won't be delayed having started at BUR, so her ticket would be departing as normal...?
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04-27-2017
11:24 AM
04-27-2017
11:24 AM
Since this is primarly meant to be a user-to-user forum I believe it was separated from the "commercial" account on purpose.
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I have had quick responses with twitter.
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