Will they find out? 2 Bookings, 1 day apart
Apr 15, 2015, 9:57 am
#1
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Will they find out? 2 Bookings, 1 day apart
I am not sure which date I will leave on a one way flight.
I have booked a flight on 2 consecutive days - one on a Monday and one the next day, Tuesday. They are both from and to same airport. Both booked with points.
I will cancel one of the flights as soon as I know which flight I will take. It will be approximately 1 week before flights.
The flight is within 4 weeks.
Will Southwest find this out and cancel one [or both] reservations?
Thanks.
I have booked a flight on 2 consecutive days - one on a Monday and one the next day, Tuesday. They are both from and to same airport. Both booked with points.
I will cancel one of the flights as soon as I know which flight I will take. It will be approximately 1 week before flights.
The flight is within 4 weeks.
Will Southwest find this out and cancel one [or both] reservations?
Thanks.
Apr 15, 2015, 9:59 am
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You can always claim you were planning to do a same day turn because of commitments. I'd anticipate you're fine.
You can always claim you were planning to do a same day turn because of commitments. I'd anticipate you're fine.
Apr 15, 2015, 2:40 pm
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Multiple reservations departing the same city on the same day is prohibited under the Contract of Carriage. Two reservations on subsequent days is routine for me when I have uncertainly in my schedule.
Apr 16, 2015, 8:15 am
#6
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What about same day departures to the same city from different cities?
Example: We plan on taking a trip and driving up (or down) the west coast. We are going to do one of the following but not sure which yet: ROC to PDX, drive to SFO, SFO to ROC. Or ROC to SFO then drive up to PDX and then PDX to ROC
From what was mentioned above, I now know that I cannot book two flights out of ROC on the same day (ROC to PDX and ROC to SFO on Sept 1st).
However, can I book two flights from different cities on the same day arriving at the same location (PDX to ROC and SFO to ROC on Sept 7th)?
Example: We plan on taking a trip and driving up (or down) the west coast. We are going to do one of the following but not sure which yet: ROC to PDX, drive to SFO, SFO to ROC. Or ROC to SFO then drive up to PDX and then PDX to ROC
From what was mentioned above, I now know that I cannot book two flights out of ROC on the same day (ROC to PDX and ROC to SFO on Sept 1st).
However, can I book two flights from different cities on the same day arriving at the same location (PDX to ROC and SFO to ROC on Sept 7th)?
Apr 16, 2015, 11:02 am
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You might try not putting in your RR# on these reservations. Of course, you will have to pay cash. Or maybe put RR on one (if points/TTF) and use different name on other (initials, etc.)
Apr 16, 2015, 11:29 am
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Thanks.
Apr 16, 2015, 11:41 am
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Honestly, I would book both trips. If you're going to be cancelling a week out, I don't think their systems are going to catch or care about that. Now, if you cancelled same day and did this repeatedly, yes, you might get a nasty letter. But cancelling a week out? You'll be fine.
Apr 16, 2015, 11:49 am
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Honestly, I would book both trips. If you're going to be cancelling a week out, I don't think their systems are going to catch or care about that. Now, if you cancelled same day and did this repeatedly, yes, you might get a nasty letter. But cancelling a week out? You'll be fine.
Apr 16, 2015, 12:26 pm
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You'll be fine. Many folks, including me, make speculative bookings to lock in good points redemptions and cancel the unnecessary reservations when we have exact dates, etc.
Apr 16, 2015, 3:57 pm
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It's within their rights to cancel speculative bookings, but I've never heard of them actually doing so. You would get to reuse the ticketless travel funds anyway even if they did.
I imagine they make money on average from speculative bookings, since you now forfeit most bookings if you forget to cancel, and their yield management system takes those bookings into account. Plus some fraction of unused travel funds end up being forfeited after 1 year.
I imagine they make money on average from speculative bookings, since you now forfeit most bookings if you forget to cancel, and their yield management system takes those bookings into account. Plus some fraction of unused travel funds end up being forfeited after 1 year.
Apr 16, 2015, 4:05 pm
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What about same day departures to the same city from different cities?
Example: We plan on taking a trip and driving up (or down) the west coast. We are going to do one of the following but not sure which yet: ROC to PDX, drive to SFO, SFO to ROC. Or ROC to SFO then drive up to PDX and then PDX to ROC
From what was mentioned above, I now know that I cannot book two flights out of ROC on the same day (ROC to PDX and ROC to SFO on Sept 1st).
However, can I book two flights from different cities on the same day arriving at the same location (PDX to ROC and SFO to ROC on Sept 7th)?
Example: We plan on taking a trip and driving up (or down) the west coast. We are going to do one of the following but not sure which yet: ROC to PDX, drive to SFO, SFO to ROC. Or ROC to SFO then drive up to PDX and then PDX to ROC
From what was mentioned above, I now know that I cannot book two flights out of ROC on the same day (ROC to PDX and ROC to SFO on Sept 1st).
However, can I book two flights from different cities on the same day arriving at the same location (PDX to ROC and SFO to ROC on Sept 7th)?
