Originally Posted by
maximizer
Hi all,
I have reservations AUS-OAK-AUS for myself and my designated companion. After this was all booked I found a need for business travel to Toronto. I want to save time and fly SFO-Toronto without having to return to AUS first, while my companion must return to AUS. I'm ok with forfeiting my own last leg on SWA, but I want to be absolutely certain that my companion can still fly without me and not get stuck in OAK.
Has anyone encountered this? Or is there any SWA policy regarding this published anywhere?
A possible complication is that my companion is a minor, HOWEVER my wife is traveling too, on the same PNR as I am, so I don't expect this to be an issue at all... right?
Thanks in advance!
If I'm understanding correctly, the three of you are going AUS-OAK together, right? There is no issue with that portion of the trip.
If you are the companion pass holder and you are not planning on taking the OAK-AUS flight, then your companion can't take the flight either. They may let the companion board the plane, however they will pull that person off the plane if you haven't boarded by the time they are about to close the boarding door.
In my opinion it would be better for you to resolve this issue ahead of time with Southwest (and get either travel funds or a refund of paid points for your OAK-AUS leg), and purchase different tickets for OAK-AUS. However, if for some reason you decide to just leave everything as-is, you will be able to get everyone to OAK but then whomever is designated as the companion will not be able to get back without you on that same plane.