Originally Posted by
TravelinDan51
I had purchased a choice flight and was able to choose choice plus at booking. Then paid to upgrade to ELR. So that, plus a short flight probably made it fairly cheap. When the new classes and pricing started, I originally thought it was a great deal to upgrade after initial booking since it was cheaper than booking ELR to begin with. Then I found the catch … although you now have the ELR seat, it’s not refundable like if you choose that at original booking. Makes sense but deflated my bargain euphoria.
I’ll get to experience the new seating/boarding next week but in general are finding fares so expensive now that I won’t take some leisure trips in the future. I used to be a big fan of SW but now ….eh. Also can fly Delta at about the same price now.
I have the Priority card and was able to book a basic fare using points and pick assigned seats when we booked , row 6 which is the first row behind ELR.
If ELR isn't available at T-48 we are fine in row 6.
Since we used points even the basic fare is fully refundable as we have repriced multiple times as prices dropped.
As far as Delta, make sure you price main classic.
DL pricing shows up as basic main which means they assign your seat at the back of the plane and you can't change.
You need main extra if you want a fully refundable fare
Here is the pricing for my upcoming Vegas trip
