New "dynamic pricing" for Early Bird
Sep 13, 2018, 10:31 pm
#121
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: SFO/SJC/OAK/STS
Programs: Alaska MVPG, Delta PM, AA EXP, Wannabe SkyWest 1K
Posts: 644
Won't matter because I'm making A-List, but actually like this otherwise. I'm so ADD about changing my flights, so I like WN for the no change fee, but I'll pay an extra $5 to make sure I'm B-1 or better. No chance I'm hanging around my phone or computer 24 hrs before.
Sep 14, 2018, 12:29 am
#122
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 6,286
Won't matter because I'm making A-List, but actually like this otherwise. I'm so ADD about changing my flights, so I like WN for the no change fee, but I'll pay an extra $5 to make sure I'm B-1 or better. No chance I'm hanging around my phone or computer 24 hrs before.
But will you pay an extra $10, with no guarantee at all that you're "B-1 or better"?
How much does EarlyBird Check-In cost?
Beginning August 29, EarlyBird Check-In can be purchased at prices ranging from $15 - $25 one-way per passenger. A credit card must be used for the purchase of EarlyBird Check-In.
Will EarlyBird Check-In Customers get an "A" Boarding Pass and be among the first to board?
While EarlyBird Check-In doesn't guarantee an A boarding position, it improves your seat selection options to help you get your favorite seat.
Sep 14, 2018, 12:39 am
#123
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 1
in the past, southwest was my airline of choice, and i flew them almost exclusively. now, they are screwing with what was once a stellar service, and other airlines are looking more attractive. the last 14 flights the choice was between southwest and american for me. american won. every time. just booked a bna-okc and return tonite on american.
Sep 14, 2018, 12:20 pm
#124
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 1,808
in the past, southwest was my airline of choice, and i flew them almost exclusively. now, they are screwing with what was once a stellar service, and other airlines are looking more attractive. the last 14 flights the choice was between southwest and american for me. american won. every time. just booked a bna-okc and return tonite on american.
Sep 15, 2018, 8:21 pm
#125
Join Date: May 2002
Programs: WN F9 HA UA AA IHG HH MR
Posts: 3,305
Actually AA was absorbed by US while in bankruptcy. It is now dba AA with the US CEO running the company.
Sep 17, 2018, 2:03 am
#126
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Northern Calif./Eastern Ida.
Programs: Amethyst Premier Plutonium Medallion
Posts: 20,648
getting dinged by this today...was about to buy on SMF-PDX round trip because the outbound is at 6am on a Monday and I don't want to be stuck getting up at 6 on Sunday to check in...
$20 each way instead of the previous $15...guess I will only bite on the outbound whereas normally I would have bought both ways...
have AMEX $200 fee reimbursement so the real cost of these EBCI is basically $0...i know people will say i can use the $200 for "free airfares" ie gift cards, but when traveling on my own $$ on WN i usually use points.
$20 each way instead of the previous $15...guess I will only bite on the outbound whereas normally I would have bought both ways...
have AMEX $200 fee reimbursement so the real cost of these EBCI is basically $0...i know people will say i can use the $200 for "free airfares" ie gift cards, but when traveling on my own $$ on WN i usually use points.
Sep 17, 2018, 6:19 am
#127
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Peoria
Programs: Southwest, Best Western Gold, La Quinta, Dollar
Posts: 819
Sep 17, 2018, 8:15 am
#128
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: DAY
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Posts: 4,956
Sep 17, 2018, 9:27 am
#129
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: 21,626
Weren't the old plastic boarding passes a boarding position? I've forgotten the nuances of the old system so I can't remember if we actually boarded in numerical order (I had as low as BP #3 once) or just in random order within groups of 30 (1-30, 31-60 etc). The latter would not fly nowadays as people seem to fret over a few positions up or back; imagine having BP #1 but being the 30th person to board...
Sep 17, 2018, 9:49 am
#130
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 1,808
Weren't the old plastic boarding passes a boarding position? I've forgotten the nuances of the old system so I can't remember if we actually boarded in numerical order (I had as low as BP #3 once) or just in random order within groups of 30 (1-30, 31-60 etc). The latter would not fly nowadays as people seem to fret over a few positions up or back; imagine having BP #1 but being the 30th person to board...
Sep 17, 2018, 11:11 am
#131
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Peoria
Programs: Southwest, Best Western Gold, La Quinta, Dollar
Posts: 819
There was always some wiseguy passenger who wanted to form his own line away from the main line and he'd recruit others to join.
Sep 17, 2018, 11:15 am
#132
Join Date: Oct 2001
Programs: LTP, PP
Posts: 8,700
FWIW the reimbursement works on the $11.20 RT fee and isn't reversed if you cancel the points booking. Tedious but useful if near the end of your Amex year and have unused "$200 a year benefit" to use up.
Sep 20, 2018, 12:20 am
#133
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Sep 20, 2018, 5:34 pm
#134
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Location: Phoenix, AZ
Programs: HH Gold, AA Gold
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in the past, southwest was my airline of choice, and i flew them almost exclusively. now, they are screwing with what was once a stellar service, and other airlines are looking more attractive. the last 14 flights the choice was between southwest and american for me. american won. every time. just booked a bna-okc and return tonite on american.