@rlabardi wrote:
Southwest is misleading passengers when they call it Early Boarding!
Don't worry - the lawyers have read that and it is called "Early Bird Check In"
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03-18-2024
11:55 AM
I've seen this abused many, many times. SWA has allowed this to matastasize over the years and now it's common. SWA can stop this but it's easier to turn their heads and act like it's not going on. They don't have the will to fix the matter.
I have no problem with a person that is wheel chair bound boarding first. But why are they allowed the premium seats that people have paid extra for? Why can't they sit in the middle or even the rear of the plane?
What if you had a simple fee of $5 (nominal at best) to preboard? The abuse would not stop but the filthy person who abuses the system might not come up with the five bucks. I believe it would marketedly reduce the abuse.
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01-18-2023
12:53 PM
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.
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12-11-2022
12:22 AM
12-11-2022
12:22 AM
@tappingmom1 wrote:
"It isn't like pulling out a baggie of casserole from my pocket."
I'm just picturing this...and laughing out loud 🤣.
Pocket bacon on the other hand which I am known for works out fairly well.
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10-12-2022
07:09 PM
I would agree that a better airport code would be used for the Andromeda galaxy.
Thanks for clarifying.
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08-14-2022
09:17 PM
08-14-2022
09:17 PM
Deadheading is when someone is traveling without pay to go to another place to get to where they have to work
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06-08-2022
10:41 PM
I didn't lose them after all. I found a flight to ORD instead of MDW for just at $16. I went from non-stop to stopping at LAS for 2 hours but VEGAS and you can smoke in the gaming rooms.
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11-10-2021
09:22 AM
@TheMiddleSeat wrote: @bwallet As noted above, hotels booked through the Southwest website are actually booked though hotels.com. Southwest is just providing a link to their service. --TheMiddleSeat It's actually a partnership with booking.com 😉 --Jessica
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Look at the status tracker. That’s where you’ll see them.
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09-11-2021
08:44 PM
What's even weirder is that the flight they changed me to is not even showing up. Not even on the schedule.
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I've easily spent an hour or more getting something to eat in the airport after landing before going to grab my bags. I've also spent that long waiting for bags to get off the plane, lol. I don't see two hours between landing and bag pickup to be a problem. Unless the hotel is super far away I would also suggest just getting an Uber/Lyft and get out of the airport as soon as you can. --TheMiddleSeat
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08-25-2021
04:57 PM
35 minutes? Ugh..... Lots of factors obviously go into connecting flights....you might want to take a look at the historical delays from your arriving and connecting flights... Are there additional flights in case you miss your connection? Are those flights at capacity/ sold out? Secondly, are you the last flight out? If so, SWA seems to be more accommodating to connections at the end of the day (I know after having sat on flights delayed for 45+ minutes waiting for connecting passengers) What gate do you land at and what gate is the departure for the connecting flight? Even If you land "on time" but by the time you disembark and then the time it takes you to get from one end of the airport to the other..even if you make it on time, welcome to your "Middle Seat"even though you are holding A-19! Typically if you are "first flight out" in the morning, you will be OK..anything after that is a crapshoot Wish you luck!
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Jealous! I wonder how prizes went "unclaimed" - you didn't have to claim points prizes, so it's a little confusing how they are giving more points away now. Maybe the prices given away specifically on June 18, like the large point prizes, had to be claimed? That would be a shame if the bigger prizes were never claimed by anyone! --Jessica
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08-02-2021
02:57 PM
08-02-2021
02:57 PM
You need to preboard with medical boarding. Often those first seats are given to wheelchair passengers and if not, the first person on the plane (or continuing passengers already on the plane) will take them.
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06-10-2021
06:13 PM
when you cancel, you automatically get a travel fund. You can use it to buy any ticket for yourself. Note travel must be completed within one year of the date you originally bought your ticket.
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06-04-2021
03:12 PM
It was just a couple of hundred where I went to San Diego and back so not really worried.
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06-02-2021
12:52 AM
Best time to book domestic flights is three weeks before departure as airlines want to fill the plane so prices will tend to be cheaper. This sometimes depends on the origin/destination, so maybe anywhere from 3-6 weeks before departure. This also lowers the risk of flight schedules changing.
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09-03-2017
04:01 PM
You can always change your flight to an earlier one, you just need to pay the difference in fare. That's exactly what any Southwest agent will tell you. You can do that anytime online or on the phone. If you're A List you can standby on any earlier flight for free.
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06-16-2017
02:07 AM
06-16-2017
02:07 AM
You have to check at the counter on your layover. Upgraded Boarding is only available if there are open, unsold BS positions, and Southwest would prefer to keep those actual BS positions available for purchase as late as possible.
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05-05-2017
09:13 AM
05-05-2017
09:13 AM
Yes. Customers who have purchased Anytime Fares will receive priority over Customer’s who purchase Early Bird with other fare types. Boarding positions are assigned based on the time stamp of the EarlyBird Check-In purchase relative to passengers within the same fare class.
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