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Jan 6, 2011, 8:14 am

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Originally Posted by xadiohead

So basically what Southwest is saying to all its customers that take short trips on the cheap fairs is "SCREW YOU, WE DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOU".

A $39 dollar flight will equal about 300 points ($50*6). To then redeem a $200 "wanna get away" free flight you would need 12000 points. That is equivalent to FORTY $39 flights to get a $200 free flight! If you wanted to redeem a $200 "anytime" free flight you would need SIXTY SEVEN $39 flights ($50*6*67= 20100 points)!

Yes, for your flying patterns, it's bad. But switching to the legacies could be worse.

If your short flights are 500 miles, on the legacies, you'd need FIFTY flights to get to the 25K needed for that $200 free flight. A legacy "anytime" flight would require ONE HUNDRED short flights to earn.

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