Flying to any of the shows on Southwest? READ THIS

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  • rey
    rey Monmouth County, NJ Posts: 308

    So the cheapest fare on the flights I want to take is the Wanna Get Away fare.  If I buy flights in this fare class but one of the actual flights (on the date I want to travel) currently says Sold Out in the column for Wanna Get Away fares, will I be able to switch to that one?  Or, am I only going to be able to switch to the flights that show availability in the flight class I have purchased?
  • gotthebottle
    gotthebottle San Diego Posts: 3,868
    rey said:

    So the cheapest fare on the flights I want to take is the Wanna Get Away fare.  If I buy flights in this fare class but one of the actual flights (on the date I want to travel) currently says Sold Out in the column for Wanna Get Away fares, will I be able to switch to that one?  Or, am I only going to be able to switch to the flights that show availability in the flight class I have purchased?
    lol...ask Southwest....
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 18,032
    chukdotcom said:
    MD190661 said:
    How exactly did you rebook? Call SW


    Pro tip:  Some airports have "sister" airports (BOS/PVD/MHT).  You can actually change airports in that case.  So you can book the cheapest BOS/MDW flight, and then change it to PVD/MDW for example.  For those heading to the west coast, I believe SFO/OAK/SJC are sisters.
    And Santa Ana, Ontario and Burbank are sisters for LAX
    Have flown into both SNA and BUR and they are tiny and much easier to navigate than LAX
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • gotthebottle
    gotthebottle San Diego Posts: 3,868
    chitownp76 said:
    chukdotcom said:
    chitownp76 said:
    So if I wanted to fly from Chicago to Phoenix on 4/10 and return 4/13 would this work?
    Yes. 
    The cheapest outbound is $117 on 4/18.  Book that.  Then hit "change" and change your date to 4/10.
    The cheapest return is $97 on 4/15.  Book that.  Then hit "change" and change your date to 4/13.

    You can probably book this as a round trip from 4/18-4/22 as well and then change, but I always book my southwest flights one way at a time.
    Thats awesome. Does the time of flight matter?
    I just tried that with a trip to PHX on 4/11...didn't work. 
  • gotthebottle
    gotthebottle San Diego Posts: 3,868
    I chose the cheapest outbound on 4/10 and booked, went to change to 4/11 and it wanted to add the difference in order to make the change
  • cincinnati dude
    cincinnati dude Posts: 117
    Damn I wish I knew about this before the presale ended... But thank you so much! I hadn't heard about this and I fly SW all the time!

    I'm gonna go look at some flights and might add some shows!
  • gotthebottle
    gotthebottle San Diego Posts: 3,868
    gotthebottle said:
    I chose the cheapest outbound on 4/10 and booked, went to change to 4/11 and it wanted to add the difference in order to make the change
    AHA..but I was outside the range...GOT IT...wonder if it will work for my Oakland flights
  • gotthebottle
    gotthebottle San Diego Posts: 3,868
    OMG..IT WORKED!!!!
  • Ground_on_Down
    Ground_on_Down Posts: 127
    gotthebottle said:
    I chose the cheapest outbound on 4/10 and booked, went to change to 4/11 and it wanted to add the difference in order to make the change
    That's because the original booking needed to be in the 4/14 to 6/6 window, not 4/10 like you booked.
    Lolla St. Louis 92, StL 98, Kansas City 98, Knoxville 98, StL 00, Kansas City 00, Oklahoma City 03, StL 03, Cleveland 03, Pittsburgh 03, Kansas City 03, Philly x 2 03, MSG x 2 03, StL 04, GR 06, Cleveland 06, Detroit 06, SF x 3 06, Portland, Gorge x 2 06, MSG x 2 08, Hartford 08, Mansfield x 2 08
  • gotthebottle
    gotthebottle San Diego Posts: 3,868
    saved $60 on SAN to PHX
  • gotthebottle
    gotthebottle San Diego Posts: 3,868
    wonder if it would work for New Orleans ?
  • NiteLite10
    NiteLite10 Posts: 144
    Worked perfectly. Saved $80 on the exact flight I wanted SAN/PHX. OAK flights next. Thank you!
  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,545
    gotthebottle said:
    OMG..IT WORKED!!!!
    Awesome! 
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
  • AlltheWay23
    AlltheWay23 Posts: 160
    AlltheWay23 said:
    chukdotcom said:
    So, because of the 737MAX issues, Southwest has to change their schedule every month or so.  There is currently a "loophole" where you can book the cheapest flight you can find between your two cities that falls between April 14 to June 6.  You can then change to it any day/time within 14 days of the flight you just booked for no cost.  Example:

    Let's say the flight you want from Chicago to St Louis on 4/4 is $300.  But the flight on the 17th (13 days from 4/4) is $100.  You book the $100 flight on the 17th.  As soon as you book, click change and change to the date/time you want for free.  That $300 flight now only cost you $100. 

    Note:  this loophole will only last a few days.
    So if I already booked my flight two days ago does that mean I'm SOL?
    Makes sense.  I booked half of my trip on points so even better!  
  • gotthebottle
    gotthebottle San Diego Posts: 3,868
    NiteLite10 said:
    Worked perfectly. Saved $80 on the exact flight I wanted SAN/PHX. OAK flights next. Thank you!
    I had already booked the cheapest non-stops San to Oak and nothing goes under $79 Ow in the future
  • chukdotcom
    chukdotcom Posts: 757
    rey said:

    So the cheapest fare on the flights I want to take is the Wanna Get Away fare.  If I buy flights in this fare class but one of the actual flights (on the date I want to travel) currently says Sold Out in the column for Wanna Get Away fares, will I be able to switch to that one?  Or, am I only going to be able to switch to the flights that show availability in the flight class I have purchased?
    Yes.  As long as there is ANY seat avail on the plane.
  • rey
    rey Monmouth County, NJ Posts: 308
    chukdotcom said:
    rey said:

    So the cheapest fare on the flights I want to take is the Wanna Get Away fare.  If I buy flights in this fare class but one of the actual flights (on the date I want to travel) currently says Sold Out in the column for Wanna Get Away fares, will I be able to switch to that one?  Or, am I only going to be able to switch to the flights that show availability in the flight class I have purchased?
    Yes.  As long as there is ANY seat avail on the plane.

    It worked, thanks for the tip!
  • ponytd
    ponytd Nashville Posts: 671
    Sweet! Thanks for the info. Gonna try to do this tonight for the Phoenix show

    Also, the Chase SW credit cards right now are 75k bonus points. You get 40k points after you spend $1k in the first 3 months, and then another 35k points after you spend $5k in the first 6 months of opening. It won't help anybody for this tour, but IF there is a fall tour, you can get some free flights for those with points.  there is some restrictions though like it's not available to current card members and you can't have gotten a new cardmember bonus in the last 24 months, but still a fantastic deal. 
  • pjpitt89
    pjpitt89 Posts: 1,877
    When you schedule the "mock trip" let's call it, does it have to be the same length of trip? 
    9/1/00, 4/28/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/12/03, 10/1/04, 9/28/05, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 6/1/06, 6/27/08, 6/30/08, 8/7/08 (EV), 6/12/09 (EV), 10/27/09, 10/28/09,10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/21/10, 6/15/11 (EV), 9/2/12, 7/19/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 10/27/13, 4/28/16, 4/29/16, 8/7/16, 11/4/16 (TOTD), 8/18/18, 8/20/18, 9/24/21 (EV&Earthlings), 9/26/21, 9/11/2022, 9/14/2022, 9/7/2024, 9/9/2024, 9/12/2024, 5/16/2025, 5/18/2025
  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    My last flight is on the 14th (San Diego to Denver).  Have to check this out 

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