Airline fee $250/$200/$100 reimbursement reports: WN (2011-2019)
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Jul 3, 19, 3:48 pm
#1936
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Pittsburgh
Programs: Whoever Has the Best Bonus
Posts: 4,960
Originally Posted by mia
It sounds as if the fares were purchased with the giftcard, but if the right American Express card was used to pay the $40 residual it might be reimbursed.
Jul 3, 19, 4:12 pm
#1937
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Dallas, TX
Programs: WN A-list and CP, AA Gold, Kimpton IC (RIP) Hertz PC
Posts: 817
Originally Posted by danhouston
paid wifi on WN is a no go
Jul 3, 19, 5:52 pm
#1938
formerly atomicfront
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 158
Originally Posted by mctrees02
They don't treat Southwest wifi as an airline incidental charge? I picked up the Hilton Aspire a month ago and hadn't gotten around to buying the GC's. Given that I'm A list with WN, I'm not sure how I can burn through $250 credit if I can't charge wifi to it? I guess I'll save my drink tickets until I've burned up the credit and start buying up to A1-15 at the gate just to use up the credit.
Jul 3, 19, 5:54 pm
#1939
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 330
Originally Posted by atomicfront
Bank of America reimbursed Southwest Wifi. Never used Amex credit for it as always got gift cards. I think the Wifi worked for like 15 minutes on my flight back from Aruba. Would have complained but as it was free didn't see the point.
Jul 3, 19, 6:05 pm
#1940
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: San Diego, CA
Programs: GE, Marriott Gold
Posts: 14,578
Originally Posted by 808traveler
i think wifi isn't provided over the ocean
Jul 3, 19, 6:14 pm
#1941
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 330
Originally Posted by tmiw
Southwest's is satellite based so in theory it shouldn't have issues. Of course, YMMV.
Jul 3, 19, 8:55 pm
#1942
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 341
Originally Posted by mctrees02
They don't treat Southwest wifi as an airline incidental charge? I picked up the Hilton Aspire a month ago and hadn't gotten around to buying the GC's. Given that I'm A list with WN, I'm not sure how I can burn through $250 credit if I can't charge wifi to it? I guess I'll save my drink tickets until I've burned up the credit and start buying up to A1-15 at the gate just to use up the credit.
Jul 4, 19, 7:32 am
#1943
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 1
JUNE 17 - Upgraded two biz charges to Biz Plat and set airline to WN
JUNE 24 - Purchased $40 in early bird and $160 GC on one, $200 GC on the other
JUNE 27 - Early bird fees credited
No credit for GCs yet and benefit meter is the same. SPD/Freight or not I’m pretty sure this is a lost cause.
JUNE 24 - Purchased $40 in early bird and $160 GC on one, $200 GC on the other
JUNE 27 - Early bird fees credited
No credit for GCs yet and benefit meter is the same. SPD/Freight or not I’m pretty sure this is a lost cause.
Jul 4, 19, 11:12 am
#1944
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Boston
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 224
Yeah. It’s dead, Jim.
Jul 4, 19, 12:38 pm
#1945
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Boston
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 224
Can anyone educate me how the split airfare charge reimbursement works? Thank you.
Jul 4, 19, 3:07 pm
#1946
Join Date: Jul 2019
Programs: American Express Platinum, Chase Sapphire Reserve
Posts: 258
Split reimbursement
I assume from what people are posting that it refers to paying for part of your fare with a gift card and the rest with your AmEx Platinum (with the added caveat that the excess should probably be less than $100), and the excess is reimbursed as an incidental charge.
Jul 4, 19, 11:25 pm
#1947
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 42
Both me and gf just upgraded to Aspire.. looks like only keeping for one year. At least got the 150k upgrade offer.
Jul 5, 19, 11:41 am
#1948
Join Date: Mar 2017
Programs: HHonors Diamond, SPG, IHG, AA, SWA
Posts: 82
Originally Posted by dezcutit
Uh oh.......
Delta, Southwest Gift Cards May No Longer Trigger Amex Airline Fee Credit by The Points Guy
I think this is really dead. AMEX better make a change here or they're going to lose a lot of customers.
Delta, Southwest Gift Cards May No Longer Trigger Amex Airline Fee Credit by The Points Guy
I think this is really dead. AMEX better make a change here or they're going to lose a lot of customers.
Jul 5, 19, 11:42 am
#1949
Join Date: Mar 2017
Programs: HHonors Diamond, SPG, IHG, AA, SWA
Posts: 82
Originally Posted by zoneflyer
Both me and gf just upgraded to Aspire.. looks like only keeping for one year. At least got the 150k upgrade offer.
Jul 5, 19, 1:37 pm
#1950
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Programs: AA Plat, AS Gold 75k, Marriott Titanium, IHG Gold
Posts: 17
Originally Posted by 808traveler
can you message me the link? Reddit is hard as heck to search.
looks that way. This route has been around since before, but it was usually easier/more flexible to buy GCs. Anyways, looks like partial airfare reimbursement will become my go-to method for using this benefit now.
also, somebody on TPG commented that 1 out of 3 DL GCs they bought on 6/25 was reimbursed on 6/29. The other 2, nothing. Here's the link: https://disqus.com/by/disqus_Uif6ldHWa8/?
makes me wonder if they used a DL platinum card and got a $50 Delta purchase credit, but mixed it up as the amex airline fee reimbursement that we're discussing here.
I will note that the user said they used an "amex platinum".
looks that way. This route has been around since before, but it was usually easier/more flexible to buy GCs. Anyways, looks like partial airfare reimbursement will become my go-to method for using this benefit now.
also, somebody on TPG commented that 1 out of 3 DL GCs they bought on 6/25 was reimbursed on 6/29. The other 2, nothing. Here's the link: https://disqus.com/by/disqus_Uif6ldHWa8/?
makes me wonder if they used a DL platinum card and got a $50 Delta purchase credit, but mixed it up as the amex airline fee reimbursement that we're discussing here.
I will note that the user said they used an "amex platinum".
On a side note I made a couple of southwest flight purchases yesterday. I used partial payments with GC and my Platinum and Gold cards. Will report back if anything good.
