Apr 17, 2015, 8:09 am
Last edit by: nsx
Thanks Everyone for Your Data Points!! ^
**NOTE: As you update the WIKI, please do not delete old posts as they provide useful historical data**
Sunday, April 26, 2015 (WGA fare):
3:25pm - DEN-AUS (WN#167): 78 points/$1 of $205.49 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
4:40pm - DEN-LAS (WN#118): 78 points/$1 of $215.72 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Monday May 4, 2015 (WGA fare):
4:40pm - MSY-(HOU)-DAL (WN#1163/50): 74 points/$1 of $190.14 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Friday, May 8, 2015 (WGA fare):
11:10am - MDW-LGA (WN#2278): 70 points/$1 of $108.74 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Sunday, May 10, 2015 (WGA fare):
8:55pm - LGA-MDW (WN#479): 78 points/$1 of $238.05 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Friday, May 22, 2015 (WGA fare):
12:25pm - DEN-LAS (WN#153): 78 points/$1 of $215.72 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Saturday, May 23, 2015 (WGA fare):
10:15am - HOU-AUA (WN#2228): 80 points/$1 of $350.00 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Monday, May 25, 2015 [Memorial Day] (WGA fare):
5:45am - BOS-MDW (WN#1895): 70 points/$1 of $80.84 WGA Base Fare [found 4/21/2015]
5:00pm - BOS-MDW (WN#3967): 78 points/$1 of $251.07 WGA Base Fare [found 4/21/2015]
Saturday, June 6, 2015 (WGA fare):
6:25am - EWR-(MDW-MCI)-ABQ (WN#2191/1030): 70 points/$1 of $129.67 WGA Base Fare [found 4/18/2015]
Saturday, June 6, 2015 (WGA fare):
10:00am - LGA-(MDW)-ABQ (WN#1501/1909): 74 points/$1 of $176.19 WGA Base Fare [found 4/18/2015]
Sunday, June 7, 2015 (WGA fare):
2:50pm - AUS-DEN (WN#604): 76 points/$1 of $149.67 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Friday, June 12, 2015 (WGA fare):
8:10pm - DAL-SFO (WN#50): 76 points/$1 of $181.00 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 (WGA fare):
6:25am - HOU-(MCO)-AUA (WN#718/1630): 70 points/$1 of $166 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Sunday, June 21, 2015 (WGA fare):
3:05pm - DEN-MDW (WN#3828): 78 points/$1 of $187.81 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 (WGA fare):
7:00pm - DAL-ABQ (WN#46): 70 points/$1 of $99.74 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Friday, July 3, 2015 (WGA fare):
9:55am - PHL-MDW (WN#1008): 76 points/$1 of $218.51 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Saturday, July 4, 2015 (WGA fare):
7:05pm - ABQ-DAL (WN#727): 70 points/$1 of $99.44 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Sunday, July 19, 2015 (WGA fare):
2:05pm - GEG-DEN (WN#1069): 76 points/$1 of $149.67 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Tuesday, July 28, 2015 (WGA fare):
3:30pm - ATL-DCA (WN#3664): 70 points/$1 of $83.63 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 (WGA fare):
9:55am - PHL-MDW (WN#1008): 70 points/$1 of $125.49 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Friday, September 4, 2015 [Labor Day Weekend] (WGA fare):
7:50am - HOU-LAS (WN#2991): 76 points/$1 of $221.30 WGA Base Fare [found 5/6/2015]
9:45am - DAL-LAS (WN#3077): 78 points/$1 of $242.70 WGA Base Fare [found 5/6/2015]
Monday, September 7, 2015 [Labor Day Weekend] (WGA fare):
2:15pm - LAS-HOU (WN#1957): 78 points/$1 of $284.56 WGA Base Fare [found 5/6/2015]
1:50pm - LAS-DAL (WN#597): 78 points/$1 of $289.21 WGA Base Fare [found 5/6/2015]
Saturday, September 26, 2015 (WGA fare):
9:05am - MDW-SJC (WN#4522): 74 points/$1 of $158.05 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
*** searched again 5/7/2015;now 70 pts/$; WGA Base fare of $112.47***
Saturday, October 3, 2015 (WGA fare):
1:50pm - SJC-MDW (WN#1303): 74 points/$1 of $158.05 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
OBSERVATIONS: no2chem has likely found the basis of the methodology WN uses to determine which ratio applies -- the applicable ratio appears to be based on the cheapest available paid WGA fare class bucket, according to the following (as of 4/17/2015):
WGA Fare Classes = Applicable Ratio
nsx has verified that as of April 29, 2016 all five 70-point fare classes are 72 points per $
T = 72 pts / $70 pts /$ ($52.93/3705)
N = 72 pts / $70 pts /$ ($77.12/5398)
M = 72 pts / $70 pts /$ ($147.35/10315)
S = 72 pts / $70 pts / $ ($93.86/6570)
O = 72 pts / $70 pts / $ ($180.84/12659)
————
R = 74 pts / $ ($219.92/16273)
————
W = 76 pts / $ ($241.30/18339)
H = 76 pts / $ ($275.72/20955)
————
Q = 78 pts / $ ($238.98/18640)
B = 78 pts / $ ($276.19/21543)
————
L = 80 pts / $ ($331.05/26484)
————
AT Fare Classes = Applicable Ratio
YL = 100 pts /$ ($242.70/24270)
BS Fare Classes = Applicable Ratio
K = 120 pts/ $ ($458.41/55021)
However, without a subscription to Expert Flyer, it is difficult for most of us to determine the lowest paid fare class (it is shown in the emailed receipt after purchase and on the boarding pass...but, neither is too helpful). Also, KennyBSAT has found advance-purchase W fares, same-day M & S fares at 74 points/$.
**NOTE: As you update the WIKI, please do not delete old posts as they provide useful historical data**
Sunday, April 26, 2015 (WGA fare):
3:25pm - DEN-AUS (WN#167): 78 points/$1 of $205.49 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
4:40pm - DEN-LAS (WN#118): 78 points/$1 of $215.72 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Monday May 4, 2015 (WGA fare):
4:40pm - MSY-(HOU)-DAL (WN#1163/50): 74 points/$1 of $190.14 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Friday, May 8, 2015 (WGA fare):
11:10am - MDW-LGA (WN#2278): 70 points/$1 of $108.74 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Sunday, May 10, 2015 (WGA fare):
8:55pm - LGA-MDW (WN#479): 78 points/$1 of $238.05 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Friday, May 22, 2015 (WGA fare):
12:25pm - DEN-LAS (WN#153): 78 points/$1 of $215.72 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Saturday, May 23, 2015 (WGA fare):
10:15am - HOU-AUA (WN#2228): 80 points/$1 of $350.00 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Monday, May 25, 2015 [Memorial Day] (WGA fare):
5:45am - BOS-MDW (WN#1895): 70 points/$1 of $80.84 WGA Base Fare [found 4/21/2015]
5:00pm - BOS-MDW (WN#3967): 78 points/$1 of $251.07 WGA Base Fare [found 4/21/2015]
Saturday, June 6, 2015 (WGA fare):
6:25am - EWR-(MDW-MCI)-ABQ (WN#2191/1030): 70 points/$1 of $129.67 WGA Base Fare [found 4/18/2015]
Saturday, June 6, 2015 (WGA fare):
10:00am - LGA-(MDW)-ABQ (WN#1501/1909): 74 points/$1 of $176.19 WGA Base Fare [found 4/18/2015]
Sunday, June 7, 2015 (WGA fare):
2:50pm - AUS-DEN (WN#604): 76 points/$1 of $149.67 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Friday, June 12, 2015 (WGA fare):
8:10pm - DAL-SFO (WN#50): 76 points/$1 of $181.00 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 (WGA fare):
6:25am - HOU-(MCO)-AUA (WN#718/1630): 70 points/$1 of $166 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Sunday, June 21, 2015 (WGA fare):
3:05pm - DEN-MDW (WN#3828): 78 points/$1 of $187.81 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 (WGA fare):
7:00pm - DAL-ABQ (WN#46): 70 points/$1 of $99.74 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Friday, July 3, 2015 (WGA fare):
9:55am - PHL-MDW (WN#1008): 76 points/$1 of $218.51 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Saturday, July 4, 2015 (WGA fare):
7:05pm - ABQ-DAL (WN#727): 70 points/$1 of $99.44 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Sunday, July 19, 2015 (WGA fare):
2:05pm - GEG-DEN (WN#1069): 76 points/$1 of $149.67 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Tuesday, July 28, 2015 (WGA fare):
3:30pm - ATL-DCA (WN#3664): 70 points/$1 of $83.63 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 (WGA fare):
9:55am - PHL-MDW (WN#1008): 70 points/$1 of $125.49 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
Friday, September 4, 2015 [Labor Day Weekend] (WGA fare):
7:50am - HOU-LAS (WN#2991): 76 points/$1 of $221.30 WGA Base Fare [found 5/6/2015]
9:45am - DAL-LAS (WN#3077): 78 points/$1 of $242.70 WGA Base Fare [found 5/6/2015]
Monday, September 7, 2015 [Labor Day Weekend] (WGA fare):
2:15pm - LAS-HOU (WN#1957): 78 points/$1 of $284.56 WGA Base Fare [found 5/6/2015]
1:50pm - LAS-DAL (WN#597): 78 points/$1 of $289.21 WGA Base Fare [found 5/6/2015]
Saturday, September 26, 2015 (WGA fare):
9:05am - MDW-SJC (WN#4522): 74 points/$1 of $158.05 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
*** searched again 5/7/2015;now 70 pts/$; WGA Base fare of $112.47***
Saturday, October 3, 2015 (WGA fare):
1:50pm - SJC-MDW (WN#1303): 74 points/$1 of $158.05 WGA Base Fare [found 4/17/2015]
OBSERVATIONS: no2chem has likely found the basis of the methodology WN uses to determine which ratio applies -- the applicable ratio appears to be based on the cheapest available paid WGA fare class bucket, according to the following (as of 4/17/2015):
WGA Fare Classes = Applicable Ratio
nsx has verified that as of April 29, 2016 all five 70-point fare classes are 72 points per $
T = 72 pts / $
N = 72 pts / $
M = 72 pts / $
S = 72 pts / $
O = 72 pts / $
————
R = 74 pts / $ ($219.92/16273)
————
W = 76 pts / $ ($241.30/18339)
H = 76 pts / $ ($275.72/20955)
————
Q = 78 pts / $ ($238.98/18640)
B = 78 pts / $ ($276.19/21543)
————
L = 80 pts / $ ($331.05/26484)
————
AT Fare Classes = Applicable Ratio
YL = 100 pts /$ ($242.70/24270)
BS Fare Classes = Applicable Ratio
K = 120 pts/ $ ($458.41/55021)
However, without a subscription to Expert Flyer, it is difficult for most of us to determine the lowest paid fare class (it is shown in the emailed receipt after purchase and on the boarding pass...but, neither is too helpful). Also, KennyBSAT has found advance-purchase W fares, same-day M & S fares at 74 points/$.
Post Your POINTS PER DOLLAR (Pts/$1) Rapid Rewards Award Booking Ratios Here
May 6, 2015, 8:15 pm
#76
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: LAS
Posts: 1,323
LAS-MCI (WN #1799) 9:05 A.M. THURSDAY May 28
5268 points required
$75.26 base fare
70 points/$ (found May 6, 2015)
Always good to note that this is almost a 3 hour flight, for $95 all-in (thanks to having Spirit as a competitor in this market), yet can't fly between MCI and MDW or STL for anywhere near this low price.
5268 points required
$75.26 base fare
70 points/$ (found May 6, 2015)
Always good to note that this is almost a 3 hour flight, for $95 all-in (thanks to having Spirit as a competitor in this market), yet can't fly between MCI and MDW or STL for anywhere near this low price.
May 7, 2015, 12:06 pm
#78
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: LAS
Posts: 1,323
Maybe I have only looked at that route pricing for Mondays and Fridays?
Anyway, it always seems a good value for the MCI- LAS route, I usually can find $95 fares all in any day of the week, and it's not a short one hour flight.
Anyway, it always seems a good value for the MCI- LAS route, I usually can find $95 fares all in any day of the week, and it's not a short one hour flight.
May 7, 2015, 1:25 pm
#79
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Westchester Co, NY or Rio Grande Valley, TX or ???
Programs: BAEC G, WN A-, Hyatt G, HH G, MAR T, Hz PC, was [UA2P, FL A+Elite, BD G]
Posts: 2,271
I just came by to test my method of calculating points per dollar; while testing I found one difference in the Wiki data: the base fare price on 26 Sept MDW-SJC (WN4522) came down to $112.47 and the points cost came down to 7873, for a 70 point per dollar ratio (original post was 74 pts/$ on a base fare of $158.05.
My method for finding pts/dollar cost:
1) Search flight using dollars
2) Hover pointer over the desired flight (WGA) to find the points earned
3) Divide points earned by 6 to get a reasonable approximation to the base fare
4) Change the search to price in points
5) Divide the points price found for the same flight by the answer to #3 above
In formula form: WGA Award Points/$ = (pts cost of award flight) divided by [(pts earned if bought with cash) divided by 6]; do work inside parentheses first!
The only downside to this method is having to go back to the dollar pricing to get the exact base fare in order to have the data for posting here in the desired format, but I find it much quicker. (In my example above the base fare was approximated to be $112.50 vs. the actual value of $112.47.)
My method for finding pts/dollar cost:
1) Search flight using dollars
2) Hover pointer over the desired flight (WGA) to find the points earned
3) Divide points earned by 6 to get a reasonable approximation to the base fare
4) Change the search to price in points
5) Divide the points price found for the same flight by the answer to #3 above
In formula form: WGA Award Points/$ = (pts cost of award flight) divided by [(pts earned if bought with cash) divided by 6]; do work inside parentheses first!
The only downside to this method is having to go back to the dollar pricing to get the exact base fare in order to have the data for posting here in the desired format, but I find it much quicker. (In my example above the base fare was approximated to be $112.50 vs. the actual value of $112.47.)
Last edited by HPN-HRL; May 11, 2015 at 2:13 pm
May 7, 2015, 2:24 pm
#80
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: ORD/MDW
Programs: AA EXP, DL-Plat, WN-CP | Hotels: Choice-Gld, IHG-Plt, Rad-Gld, HH-Dia, Hyatt-Glob, Marriott-LtPlt
Posts: 2,889
I just came by to test my method of calculating points per dollar; while testing I found one difference in the Wiki data: the base fare price on 26 Sept MDW-SJC (WN4522) came down to $112.47 and the points cost came down to 7873, for a 70 point per dollar ratio (original post was 74 pts/$ on a base fare of $158.05.
My method for finding pts/dollar cost:
1) Search flight using dollars
2) Hover pointer over the desired flight (WGA) to find the points earned
3) Divide points earned by 6 to get a reasonable approximation to the base fare
4) Change the search to price in points
5) Divide the points price found for the same flight by the answer to #3 above
In formula form: WGA Award Points/$ = (pts cost of award flight) divided by [(pts/$ earned if bought with cash) divided by 6]; do work inside parentheses first!
The only downside to this method is having to go back to the dollar pricing to get the exact base fare in order to have the data for posting here in the desired format, but I find it much quicker. (In my example above the base fare was approximated to be $112.50 vs. the actual value of $112.47.)
1) Search flight using dollars
2) Hover pointer over the desired flight (WGA) to find the points earned
3) Divide points earned by 6 to get a reasonable approximation to the base fare
4) Change the search to price in points
5) Divide the points price found for the same flight by the answer to #3 above
In formula form: WGA Award Points/$ = (pts cost of award flight) divided by [(pts/$ earned if bought with cash) divided by 6]; do work inside parentheses first!
The only downside to this method is having to go back to the dollar pricing to get the exact base fare in order to have the data for posting here in the desired format, but I find it much quicker. (In my example above the base fare was approximated to be $112.50 vs. the actual value of $112.47.)
) to actually make 3 more clicks (that I've italicized below) to actually see the Base Fare than to hover over and perform mathematical division to approximate a Base Fare....specifically, my method is:1) Search flight using dollars
2) Select the radial for the subject flight & click "Continue"
3) Click "Fare Breakdown" and note the Base Fare
4) Click the brower's back button & change the search to price in points
5) Divide the points price found for the same flight by the answer to #3 above
The primary difference is a click instead of a "hover" and 2 clicks instead of performing division by hand.
But, whatever works best for you is great!
May 20, 2015, 4:15 pm
#81
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 1,832
Here's an interesting data point that shows that the points ratios calculations/methodology mentioned in this thread could, and probably will, change.
Purchased some AUS -> LAX fares just now:
Outbound listed fare is $154 (base of $125.95): points required per dollar: 70
Inbound listed fare is $150 (base of $126.42): points required per dollar: 74
Just an increase of $.47 bumped up the ratio from 70 to 74... I suppose the inbound is in a different fare class.
Purchased some AUS -> LAX fares just now:
Outbound listed fare is $154 (base of $125.95): points required per dollar: 70
Inbound listed fare is $150 (base of $126.42): points required per dollar: 74
Just an increase of $.47 bumped up the ratio from 70 to 74... I suppose the inbound is in a different fare class.
May 20, 2015, 4:26 pm
#82
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 1,832
And to show that price alone does not determine the points per dollar ratio:
AUS -> LAX sample fares:
12,398 points required for a $177.12 base fare ($213 list): 70
12,082 points required for a $158.98 base fare ($185 list): 76
Given this, it might be interesting to show minimum and maximum base fares observed within a points required class. For example, looks like we've seen base fares as high as $180 requiring only 70 points per dollar. Today I've found a fare as low as $159 requiring 76 points per dollar.
AUS -> LAX sample fares:
12,398 points required for a $177.12 base fare ($213 list): 70
12,082 points required for a $158.98 base fare ($185 list): 76
Given this, it might be interesting to show minimum and maximum base fares observed within a points required class. For example, looks like we've seen base fares as high as $180 requiring only 70 points per dollar. Today I've found a fare as low as $159 requiring 76 points per dollar.
Last edited by texashoser; May 20, 2015 at 4:34 pm
May 20, 2015, 10:49 pm
#83
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: ORD/MDW
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Posts: 2,889
Given this, it might be interesting to show minimum and maximum base fares observed within a points required class. For example, looks like we've seen base fares as high as $180 requiring only 70 points per dollar. Today I've found a fare as low as $159 requiring 76 points per dollar.
May 21, 2015, 6:30 am
#84
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 1,832
Yeah, that is interesting. And, it reinvigorates my confusion for a lack of a 72 pts/$1 ratio in the mix - this seems an ideal candidate.
That is an interesting point - it is not so much "high price" = "high ratio"... it more "high price for that route" = "high ratio," which seems to emphasize it is simply tied to fare class.
That is an interesting point - it is not so much "high price" = "high ratio"... it more "high price for that route" = "high ratio," which seems to emphasize it is simply tied to fare class.
21,025 points required for a $276.65 base fare ($320 list): 76
So, we've got a $159 and $277 fare both requiring 76 points per dollar. Odd...
Apr 29, 2016, 11:23 pm
#85
Moderator: Southwest Airlines, Capital One
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: California
Programs: WN Companion Pass, A-list preferred, Hyatt Globalist; United Club Lietime (sic) Member
Posts: 21,618
Wiki updated to confirm the bad news that Southwest stealthily increased the 70-point rate to 72 points for all five of those fare classes. This occurred on on before April 19, 2016.
May 9, 2016, 1:20 pm
#86
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Falls Church, VA
Posts: 82
I've been playing with Expert Flyer's fare information and fare class availability tools to see if I can have a better idea which flights might drop in price and where I can effectively capture the savings. I created a bookmarklet that will show the base fare and fare class for all of the flights on the initial search result page. This has helped save me several clicks back and forth through the results to determine base fare and calculate points per dollar.
You can save this as a bookmark in your bookmark toolbar and click it on the search results page. You can also paste it directly into your address bar, but Chrome strips out the "javascript:" from the beginning of the line, so you'll need to add that back in. (This is for your protection. Don't copy and paste random javascript!)
All it does is look for the base fare and fare class info in the page, then it displays them next to the final price. I'll probably add some additional logic to calculate the PPD value as well, but haven't done that yet.
I haven't done anything useful with this info yet, but I'd like to be able to use Expert Flyer's alerts to identify lower fare class availability. However, I'm seeing discrepancies between EF and Southwest.com. (EF says cheaper fare class should be available, but it isn't. EF price differs from Southwest.com.) I'm sure there are reasons for the discrepancies, so I'm trying to see what I can learn, and hopefully use this to find lower fares for my flights.
javascript: $('[class*=boundRadio]').each(function() {var re = /(\d+\.*\d*)\@(\w)\@.*@/; var m;if ((m = re.exec($(this).val())) !== null) {if (m.index === re.lastIndex) {re.lastIndex++;}};bf = $('<span> (BF:$'+m[1]+') (FC:'+m[2]+') </span>\n').insertAfter($(this));});
All it does is look for the base fare and fare class info in the page, then it displays them next to the final price. I'll probably add some additional logic to calculate the PPD value as well, but haven't done that yet.
I haven't done anything useful with this info yet, but I'd like to be able to use Expert Flyer's alerts to identify lower fare class availability. However, I'm seeing discrepancies between EF and Southwest.com. (EF says cheaper fare class should be available, but it isn't. EF price differs from Southwest.com.) I'm sure there are reasons for the discrepancies, so I'm trying to see what I can learn, and hopefully use this to find lower fares for my flights.
Last edited by minamhere; May 11, 2016 at 8:56 am Reason: NSX discovered that this would not find the correct base fare if it did not have a decimal place. I made this optional.
May 14, 2016, 8:05 pm
#87
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Falls Church, VA
Posts: 82
I started trying to expand my bookmarklet, but it quickly became more difficult to fit into a bookmarklet. I have created a TamperMonkey script that will run whenever you search for a Points ticket on Southwest. It should also work in Gresemonkey, or any other similar tool, but I haven't tested it anywhere other than Chrome.
You can download the script here.
It now also calculates the Points per Dollar for each fare. This should save time clicking through to the details page. I will also see if there is a way to highlight "deviations" from the expected values listed in the wiki. This should make it easier to alert when devaluations happen.
The script should update itself periodically, which is cool.
I will also work on a better way to display the information. Now that I'm not limited to the bookmarklet, I should be able to make it prettier.
You can download the script here.
It now also calculates the Points per Dollar for each fare. This should save time clicking through to the details page. I will also see if there is a way to highlight "deviations" from the expected values listed in the wiki. This should make it easier to alert when devaluations happen.
The script should update itself periodically, which is cool.
I will also work on a better way to display the information. Now that I'm not limited to the bookmarklet, I should be able to make it prettier.
May 17, 2016, 10:32 am
#88
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: IAH
Programs: UA Silver
Posts: 527
I'm curious.
8/4/16 SNA to HOU. All flights are the exact same price for WGA fares except one flight which is a little CHEAPER. But when I switch to look at the same route on the same day by using points, all the flights require the same number of points except that same one flight mentioned above and that one flight requires MORE points to book. This seems odd. Is it explained by the fact that the one flight in question is the only non-stop flight?
8/4/16 SNA to HOU. All flights are the exact same price for WGA fares except one flight which is a little CHEAPER. But when I switch to look at the same route on the same day by using points, all the flights require the same number of points except that same one flight mentioned above and that one flight requires MORE points to book. This seems odd. Is it explained by the fact that the one flight in question is the only non-stop flight?
May 17, 2016, 11:01 am
#89
Moderator: Southwest Airlines, Capital One
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: California
Programs: WN Companion Pass, A-list preferred, Hyatt Globalist; United Club Lietime (sic) Member
Posts: 21,618
I'm curious.
8/4/16 SNA to HOU. All flights are the exact same price for WGA fares except one flight which is a little CHEAPER. But when I switch to look at the same route on the same day by using points, all the flights require the same number of points except that same one flight mentioned above and that one flight requires MORE points to book. This seems odd. Is it explained by the fact that the one flight in question is the only non-stop flight?
8/4/16 SNA to HOU. All flights are the exact same price for WGA fares except one flight which is a little CHEAPER. But when I switch to look at the same route on the same day by using points, all the flights require the same number of points except that same one flight mentioned above and that one flight requires MORE points to book. This seems odd. Is it explained by the fact that the one flight in question is the only non-stop flight?
May 19, 2016, 12:39 pm
#90
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 35
I started trying to expand my bookmarklet, but it quickly became more difficult to fit into a bookmarklet. I have created a TamperMonkey script that will run whenever you search for a Points ticket on Southwest. It should also work in Gresemonkey, or any other similar tool, but I haven't tested it anywhere other than Chrome.
You can download the script here.
It now also calculates the Points per Dollar for each fare. This should save time clicking through to the details page. I will also see if there is a way to highlight "deviations" from the expected values listed in the wiki. This should make it easier to alert when devaluations happen.
The script should update itself periodically, which is cool.
I will also work on a better way to display the information. Now that I'm not limited to the bookmarklet, I should be able to make it prettier.
You can download the script here.
It now also calculates the Points per Dollar for each fare. This should save time clicking through to the details page. I will also see if there is a way to highlight "deviations" from the expected values listed in the wiki. This should make it easier to alert when devaluations happen.
The script should update itself periodically, which is cool.
I will also work on a better way to display the information. Now that I'm not limited to the bookmarklet, I should be able to make it prettier.