Wow50 Promo: 50% off points or cash, purchase by 9/29 (extended, was 9/28)
Sep 26, 2023, 9:54 am
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Wow50 Promo: 50% off points or cash, purchase by 9/29 (extended, was 9/28)
"Week of Wow" 50% Off (press release)
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Sep 26, 2023, 10:05 am
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Wow50 Promo Question
The fine print states that it's valid for new bookings only, so using the change option on my existing booking will not work. There is a different flight on the same day that shows availability with the promo. If I were to cancel and re-book using the promo, would it be a violation of WN rules? Nice savings but not worth causing any problems.
Sep 26, 2023, 10:09 am
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The fine print states that it's valid for new bookings only, so using the change option on my existing booking will not work. There is a different flight on the same day that shows availability with the promo. If I were to cancel and re-book using the promo, would it be a violation of WN rules? Nice savings but not worth causing any problems.
Sep 26, 2023, 10:14 am
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It may not supposed to work, but I changed an existing promo that was paid for by cash and got the cash back as Southwest credit as expected.
EDIT: I had a problem with a point based change taking a while to get the points back, but after about an hour it was corrected. So I was able to change and use the promo pricing.
EDIT: I had a problem with a point based change taking a while to get the points back, but after about an hour it was corrected. So I was able to change and use the promo pricing.
Last edited by pitflyer; Sep 26, 2023 at 10:21 am
Sep 26, 2023, 10:29 am
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I changed about 10 flights this am and only one gave me an error message that looked more like the flight I had booked was no longer scheduled. The original flight was still showing on a new booking, so I just booked a new flight in that instance and cancelled the original one. All others were straight change with the points or credit returned.
Sep 26, 2023, 12:17 pm
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Sep 26, 2023, 12:25 pm
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I just changed a few flights - no issues on most. A couple yielded a weird error message like I'd selected an invalid date, even though the dates were within the period and not blacked out.
The WOW50 fares also show up when you do a full calendar view. Helpful for finding valid dates on new bookings.
The WOW50 fares also show up when you do a full calendar view. Helpful for finding valid dates on new bookings.
Sep 26, 2023, 4:15 pm
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Had no difficultly re-booking using the usual Change button. Seems like a non-issue. If it helps just apply the code on a dummy search before you rebook.