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Old Jul 26, 2023 | 8:50 am
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Originally Posted by uastarflyer
How long does it take for flight points to post? I flew Sunday evening. It is Wednesday morning.

UA posts within 15 minutes of arrival (for UA operated flights).
Less than an hour from arrival of the last ticketed segment. Do you still have an unflown return on a round trip ticket?
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Old Jul 26, 2023 | 8:56 am
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Originally Posted by nsx
Less than an hour from arrival of the last ticketed segment. Do you still have an unflown return on a round trip ticket?
Yes I do have a return segment thanks.

I dont like this policy, I had to book RT due to corporate travel policy / Concur booking portal. I usually book one way for personal.

Points should post for each segment right away, its priced that way after all
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Old Sep 19, 2023 | 10:54 am
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I have a rountrip booked through my travel agency.

The first leg I will not use. I tried to change/cancel at SW, but got this message:

Sorry, we found some errors...

  • This flight was booked through a travel agency, and it can only be changed online on the day of the flight. If you need to change it at any other time, please call your TMC/Travel Agency or a Southwest Airlines Customer Representative for help at 1-800-I-FLY-SWA (1-800-435-9792).
Couple questions:
1.) If I cancel the day of the flight online, what are my options?
2.) If i just miss the flight, will SW automatically cancel my return flight or keep it as is?
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Old Sep 19, 2023 | 12:15 pm
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Originally Posted by mayday23
I have a rountrip booked through my travel agency.

The first leg I will not use. I tried to change/cancel at SW, but got this message:

Sorry, we found some errors...

  • This flight was booked through a travel agency, and it can only be changed online on the day of the flight. If you need to change it at any other time, please call your TMC/Travel Agency or a Southwest Airlines Customer Representative for help at 1-800-I-FLY-SWA (1-800-435-9792).
Couple questions:
1.) If I cancel the day of the flight online, what are my options?
2.) If i just miss the flight, will SW automatically cancel my return flight or keep it as is?
OK to cancel up 10 minutes before departure.
OK to change flight time (but not date) in the app starting midnight the day of travel.
If you no-show the outbound they will cancel the return.
I don't know if you can cancel only the outbound of a travel agency booking.
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Old Sep 29, 2023 | 6:07 am
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I have seen a lactating flight attendant - as fresh as it gets
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Old Nov 10, 2023 | 3:31 pm
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Old Nov 10, 2023 | 4:21 pm
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Change your password
I did. Did you read what I wrote?
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Old Nov 10, 2023 | 6:13 pm
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I did. Did you read what I wrote?
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Old Dec 20, 2023 | 5:56 am
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The same people that dont need wheelchairs at the destination should help

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Old Dec 20, 2023 | 8:59 pm
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Southwest new plus size policy

As now most of you have heard, the new policy is if you physically encroach in a seat next to you, you can book it at no extra charge! So now I am gaining weight to take advantage of this new policy! Amy recommendations on what is should eat?
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Old Dec 21, 2023 | 5:20 am
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I see only a slight change in the policy since I started flying WN a decade ago. The policy used to be that you would purchase the second seat and if the flight wasn't full you would get a refund of the second seat. It appears that the flight not being full requirement for refund has been removed. I wonder what would happen if someone that only booked one seat went to the counter on a full flight and asked for a second? Is WN going to IDB someone for a passenger requiring two seats or deal with the PR nightmare that would result after denying boarding to the Customer of Size? I may have a DP in a couple weeks. My MIL is flying a HI Inter-Island on WN and definitely qualifies as COS. No idea what the load factors are like on KOA-HNL.
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Old Dec 21, 2023 | 6:31 am
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Originally Posted by smith80678
As now most of you have heard, the new policy is if you physically encroach in a seat next to you, you can book it at no extra charge! So now I am gaining weight to take advantage of this new policy! Amy recommendations on what is should eat?
Lots of suggestions here. A great, great episode.

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Old Dec 28, 2023 | 6:08 pm
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Free seats for fat people

Why has this not been discussed on this site? It seems that people have forgotten that the price of a seat "buys" precisely the space of the seat. Why should some people now be given double or triple that space for the same fare that everyone else paid for only the space of one seat? If a person wants extra space, by all means pay double for two or triple for three. Worse, if some people are to receive three seats for the price of one, then for SW to receive the same total revenue for the cabin, then the airfares for everyone else will have to go up. Sorry, I am not pleased to pay extra for someone else's gluttony. Further what if the plane has been fully booked? Will another passenger or two be kicked off the flight to make room for the fat person? In short this announcement is disgraceful, short sighted, and frankly smacks of woke pandering. Yuk.
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Old Dec 29, 2023 | 9:11 am
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Originally Posted by sfoeuroflyer
Why has this not been discussed on this site? It seems that people have forgotten that the price of a seat "buys" precisely the space of the seat. Why should some people now be given double or triple that space for the same fare that everyone else paid for only the space of one seat? If a person wants extra space, by all means pay double for two or triple for three. Worse, if some people are to receive three seats for the price of one, then for SW to receive the same total revenue for the cabin, then the airfares for everyone else will have to go up. Sorry, I am not pleased to pay extra for someone else's gluttony. Further what if the plane has been fully booked? Will another passenger or two be kicked off the flight to make room for the fat person? In short this announcement is disgraceful, short sighted, and frankly smacks of woke pandering. Yuk.
Wasn't an announcement, and has been WN policy for at least a decade. A travel "influencer" made a TikTok and brought attention to the policy. Don't know what the policy is if a flight is fully booked who gets IDB'd if the COS didn't prebook multiple seats. I'd like to know the answer to that also. The previous policy that required purchase of multiple seats and refunds if the flight wasn't fully booked was better in my mind. It wasn't costing WN any revenue. If the flight wasn't full, those seats next to a COS were going to be the last ones taken anyway. Everyone here probably has a story of choosing a different seat due to the size of the person. I recall someone here saying they actively tried to get seats next to small females to get extra space.
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Old Jan 4, 2024 | 8:36 am
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Originally Posted by sfoeuroflyer
Why has this not been discussed on this site? It seems that people have forgotten that the price of a seat "buys" precisely the space of the seat. Why should some people now be given double or triple that space for the same fare that everyone else paid for only the space of one seat? If a person wants extra space, by all means pay double for two or triple for three. Worse, if some people are to receive three seats for the price of one, then for SW to receive the same total revenue for the cabin, then the airfares for everyone else will have to go up. Sorry, I am not pleased to pay extra for someone else's gluttony. Further what if the plane has been fully booked? Will another passenger or two be kicked off the flight to make room for the fat person? In short this announcement is disgraceful, short sighted, and frankly smacks of woke pandering. Yuk.
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