Unbelievable! Just book Std Award for Thanksgiving Wed-Sun long-haul!!
Nov 26, 2013, 2:58 pm
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Unbelievable! Just book Std Award for Thanksgiving Wed-Sun long-haul!!
I just about fainted when I found award space for a long-haul flight tomorrow AND a return Sunday morning. It was only as a last resort that I even checked those dates. Saturday returns were booked, and I was expecting that I'd have to travel on Thanksgiving day outbound.
The two busiest travel days of the year, booked on standard awards. That has NEVER happened to me. Wow.
The two busiest travel days of the year, booked on standard awards. That has NEVER happened to me. Wow.
Nov 26, 2013, 3:25 pm
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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I just about fainted when I found award space for a long-haul flight tomorrow AND a return Sunday morning. It was only as a last resort that I even checked those dates. Saturday returns were booked, and I was expecting that I'd have to travel on Thanksgiving day outbound.
The two busiest travel days of the year, booked on standard awards. That has NEVER happened to me. Wow.
The two busiest travel days of the year, booked on standard awards. That has NEVER happened to me. Wow.
I am not totally suprised, as I have had similar experiences, since this summer. It seems like additional standard award space is opened, when x? seats are still available, a few days prior to departure. Perhaps the philosophy is that it's better to fill the seats, than not.
For those who are traveling on Thanksgiving Day...
Cheers! When you’re onboard during upcoming holidays, enjoy a beer, wine, or liquor of your choice on the house—if you’re of age, of course.
November 28 THANKSGIVING
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Nov 26, 2013, 3:56 pm
#3
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Congratulations!
I am not totally suprised, as I have had similar experiences, since this summer. It seems like additional standard award space is opened, when x? seats are still available, a few days prior to departure. Perhaps the philosophy is that it's better to fill the seats, than not.
For those who are traveling on Thanksgiving Day...
Happy Thanksgiving!
I am not totally suprised, as I have had similar experiences, since this summer. It seems like additional standard award space is opened, when x? seats are still available, a few days prior to departure. Perhaps the philosophy is that it's better to fill the seats, than not.
For those who are traveling on Thanksgiving Day...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov 27, 2013, 10:40 am
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Nov 27, 2013, 11:18 am
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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A standard award can be generated when transferring 16 AirTran A+ Rewards credits over to Southwest, so 16 FL credits = 1 WN roundtrip standard award. Standard awards are capacity controlled.
Nov 28, 2013, 8:47 am
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Join Date: Jul 2013
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For peopel who have a lot of Airtran Credis it can be very usefule and sometime you can actually do better using a standard award that using points. 1 one way flight = 9600 points. Airtran has sometimes also been converting vouchers for free flights into credits which can then be used on Suthwest. And of course you can use the two setp to extend expiring Southwest credits/awards.