Originally Posted by mikedig

I took the plunge and booked the cheaper (earlier) return flight. Keeping my fingers crossed. :-)

I've been flying Southwest exclusively for the past 5 or 6 years, and during that time, I'd say about 90% of the flights I booked were changed by them. Perhaps it's because I usually book a good 4 months or so ahead of time, so there's more time for something to change on their end. But the last time they changed a flight on me was in June. They changed the flight only by about 15 minutes, but I was still able to completely change the flight for free. The only reason I was concerned now is that I've never booked a flight with them in the *hopes* that they changed it on me.