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#2266
Moderator: Southwest Airlines, Capital One




Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: California
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Posts: 22,824
Less than an hour from arrival of the last ticketed segment. Do you still have an unflown return on a round trip ticket?
#2267
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend




Join Date: Aug 2003
Programs: UA 1K 1MM (finally!), IHG AMB-Spire, HH Diamond
Posts: 62,516
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
#2268




Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: CHS
Programs: Globalist Hyatt, Plat Marriott
Posts: 327
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:
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?
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).
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?
#2269
Moderator: Southwest Airlines, Capital One




Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: California
Programs: WN A-list preferred, United Club Lietime (sic) Member
Posts: 22,824
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:
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?
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).
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 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.
#2275




Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Adelphi, MD
Programs: Qatar Privilege Club, Korean Air Skypass, ANA Skyweb, Amex Premier Rewards, Chase Sapphire Preferred
Posts: 801
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?
#2276



Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: OSH
Programs: SWRR, HH, SM, TSA Pre
Posts: 930
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.
#2277


Join Date: Oct 2001
Programs: LTP, PP
Posts: 9,105
#2278


Join Date: May 2004
Programs: LX Senator; AF Platinum and Club 2000; AA Platinum for life (former EXP)
Posts: 567
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.
#2279



Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: OSH
Programs: SWRR, HH, SM, TSA Pre
Posts: 930
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.
#2280
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: MCI
Programs: AA Gold 1MM, AS MVP, UA Silver, WN A-List, Marriott LT Titanium, HH Diamond
Posts: 53,006
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.

