Using POS to simulate First Class
May 7, 2012 | 8:22 pm
#16
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 67
You'd think whomever is purchasing fuel would be thrilled if anyone wanted to purchase a non-refundable fare for someone who weighs nothing and has no luggage.
May 7, 2012 | 10:31 pm
#17
Moderator: Southwest Airlines, Capital One
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: California
Programs: WN A-list preferred, United Club Lietime (sic) Member
Posts: 22,877
Except that Southwest's software does not know how to sell such a ticket. There actually is no such thing as a non-refundable, non-reusable ticket on Southwest. You could no-show the second seat as soon as you saw the passenger count, and Southwest would lose that revenue.
May 8, 2012 | 5:27 pm
#18
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 751
Why not just buy 1 wanna get away ticket, 136 anytime tickets, and no-show for all of the anytime tickets? You'll get the whole plane to yourself, 3 FAs, and a refund for the anytime tickets.
Or just buy enough refundable tickets for all of the middle seats and no-show the refundables.
No CP or POS schenanigans needed. Just lots of (refundable) cash or points to outlay.
What rule am I missing here? (other than you'd probably be banned from the airline after pulling that stunt once)
Or just buy enough refundable tickets for all of the middle seats and no-show the refundables.
No CP or POS schenanigans needed. Just lots of (refundable) cash or points to outlay.
What rule am I missing here? (other than you'd probably be banned from the airline after pulling that stunt once)
May 8, 2012 | 7:49 pm
#19
Join Date: Feb 2008
Programs: SWA RR, CO One Pass, TAM Fidelidade, HA Miles, DL Skymiles, KLM Flying Blue
Posts: 1,165
Why not just buy 1 wanna get away ticket, 136 anytime tickets, and no-show for all of the anytime tickets? You'll get the whole plane to yourself, 3 FAs, and a refund for the anytime tickets.
Or just buy enough refundable tickets for all of the middle seats and no-show the refundables.
No CP or POS schenanigans needed. Just lots of (refundable) cash or points to outlay.
What rule am I missing here? (other than you'd probably be banned from the airline after pulling that stunt once)
Or just buy enough refundable tickets for all of the middle seats and no-show the refundables.
No CP or POS schenanigans needed. Just lots of (refundable) cash or points to outlay.
What rule am I missing here? (other than you'd probably be banned from the airline after pulling that stunt once)
May 8, 2012 | 8:03 pm
#20
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Nashville, TN
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Posts: 8,043
You may not use Southwest's sites to make any speculative, fraudulent, or false reservation or any reservation in anticipation of demand. If you have made multiple reservations to one or more destinations on or about the same date, Southwest reserves the right to cancel all such reservations without notice.
May 8, 2012 | 8:15 pm
#21
Moderator: Southwest Airlines, Capital One
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: California
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