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Jul 29, 2013 | 12:50 pm

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Originally Posted by manish

Hello

Just got off the phone w/ customer service reps at Air Tran and also Southwest, and I'm still confused. My questions (I thought) were pretty straight forward:

1) I have tons of Ultimate rewards points, which can be converted to Southwest rapid rewards.

2) I want to fly BWI to Aruba in Feb 2014. This is an Air Tran flight.

3) Can I use rapid rewards to get this ticket, either directly or by converting the rapid rewards to Air Tran credits?

Thanks

Currently, you canNOT book the flight directly using WN RR points or a Standard Award. Currently, all international itineraries must be booked through FL channels. If the flight is available for award booking through FL channels, then you should be able to convert WN RR points (that you may have transferred from UR earlier) to FL credits and book the international itinerary.