What's next? No more peanuts?
Feb 13, 2012, 8:40 pm
#16
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Feb 14, 2012, 9:26 am
#19
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This article provides some interesting insight into the idea of allowing passengers to check bags for free.
To get back on topic, I prefer honey roasted peanuts
Feb 14, 2012, 10:12 am
#20
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I would expect the free booze to go
The way things are going with SW and their determiniation to give as few coupons as they can I would not be suprised if they can them altogether
to save even more $money$ in the next few years. Ticket exchange fees
will trickle in as well starting with a small fee of some kind.
My travel with SW is already off about 75% due to RR2.0.
They aparently feel loyality to the airline is now firmly rooted.
to save even more $money$ in the next few years. Ticket exchange fees
will trickle in as well starting with a small fee of some kind.
My travel with SW is already off about 75% due to RR2.0.
They aparently feel loyality to the airline is now firmly rooted.
Feb 14, 2012, 10:26 am
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Feb 14, 2012, 1:42 pm
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"No change fees" also results in a higher fare. People like me who irrationally avoid fees prefer it this way. In effect we are buying (with a slightly higher fare) insurance against having to pay a change fee.
Feb 14, 2012, 3:01 pm
#23
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No change fees just result in having to pay an arm and a leg for standby. If you want to make a same day change you have to buy up to full fare which if you purchased an advance purchase WGA fare on sale the buyup could be 300 dollars or more.
Feb 16, 2012, 12:17 pm
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If you think there is any chance you may miss one flight and have to take a later one, or a flight the next day, when making your reservations, book both flights as WGA fares. Then, on the day of the first flight, when you know you are or are not going to make it, cancel the one you are not going to use, and use the dollars later. Saves you money over having to get last minute anytime fare. Kind of sucks for Southwest and potential other passengers, but that is the beauty of the no change fee/ no cancellation fee policy.
Feb 16, 2012, 1:56 pm
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If you think there is any chance you may miss one flight and have to take a later one, or a flight the next day, when making your reservations, book both flights as WGA fares. Then, on the day of the first flight, when you know you are or are not going to make it, cancel the one you are not going to use, and use the dollars later. Saves you money over having to get last minute anytime fare. Kind of sucks for Southwest and potential other passengers, but that is the beauty of the no change fee/ no cancellation fee policy.
Feb 16, 2012, 2:07 pm
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This happened to me by accident. I had booked a flight over Christmas as soon as the schedule opened up for the whole family. I changed my mind about the return time and rebooked all parties for the new flight and cancelled the old ones, or so I thought. My original ticket was never cancelled. About a month prior, I got a random email for a flight cancellation. Fortunately, it was for the correct flight. They just randomly cancelled one of them, so I would be careful.