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Isn't this EBCI, in a sense? That was so problematic that they eventually stopped selling it on most flights. My concern here is that this also further incentivizes preboarding abuse, and not 100% sure how family boarding would be accounted for if a group decides not to purchase connected positions (WN does not need bad press about families not sitting together like on F9 or NK) ... View more

@ZevSupport wrote: Looks awesome! Where'd ya go?  The tower and terminal building are Orlando     ... View more

@amlokey1s wrote: I guess my question is what do they mean by over two?   Are we talking the day after their second birthday they aren't considered a lap child, or they are a lap child until they turn 3? It's before their second birthday.   "One child over 14 days and under two (2) years of age, not occupying a seat, may be carried as a Lap Child when traveling with an adult (12 years of age or older)."   https://support.southwest.com/helpcenter/s/article/flying-with-infants ... View more

Not even hotels thru SWA too ... View more

If you were using the app, try a desktop. That can help too ... View more

Never worked for those I know that tried. Curiouus to follow tho! ... View more

Wings crossed your request is answered! 😉 ... View more

More details on the promo here: https://www.southwest.com/SAVE25NOW/ You can use Contact Us below to chat with SWA for help. ... View more

Replying for the update. ... View more

Your payment date is irrelevant, it goes off the statement closing date. Once you spend the $4k there's nothing you can do to speed up the award. They'll issue it automatically after the statement closing date.  ... View more

Thanks for everyone’s feedback! Turns out the proper window seat was on the right side of the plane.  After this experience, I would honestly not recommend doing this due to too many favors in play. I booked my flight last year with Early Checkin and knew things were off to a rocky start when the system auto checked me in and I got B15. I’ve never seen so many pre-boarders and knowing Southwest, like all airlines, they’re not going to probe for legal reasons why you need to pre-board to people were requesting that left and right. I did not request a pre board and by the time I boarded, there was literally nobody left to board. Couple the pre-boarders with the media there, there were literally 30 people who boarded before they even started calling the A groups.  The staff at AUS were friendly and nice. They decorated the gate with some eclipse/stars and everyone got a snack bag with a luggage tag, eclipse glasses, starbursts, chocolate moon rice crispy treat, and a code to pay for an upgrade at Omni hotels to upgrade to their top tier loyalty program. We also got a choice of one of 3 speciality cocktails for free which was served on a branded napkin.  On arrival at Indy, there was a balloon arch to welcome us with a table setup by the airport for popcorn, stickers, and an airplane stress ball.  Seeing the eclipse through airplane windows is a gamble depending on how clean the window is and the position of the plane. I did not get a window seat and opted for an aisle. The pilot was nice and let everyone know when we were close to totality over Dallas and did an angled maneuver to tip the plane to one side for a better view. There was literally nothing on the left side unless you did a Timelapse of the sky changing colors. The best way to see it was lying down on the seats. Most everyone was friendly and left those on the left use their seats to see outside the window. The plane did not go out full.   If I were to do this again, I would opt for another airline with a guaranteed window seat and do my homework for where to look out the window. I would actually recommend not flying through the path of totality and instead taking a flight that flies parallel to the path of totality but at least a few states away that way the sun is not over the plane and you can see the sun and ground out the window at the same time.  Here are some pics that everyone airdropped during the flight.                  For comparison, here was Delta’s gate:     ... View more

@epcot wrote: I don’t think they’ve ever officially revealed, but the easiest for WN to calculate is likely status tier, then fare group (possibly using the underlying fare classes), then time of ticketing. This prevents having to make any external calls to a CRM or such Maybe they could do a quarterly update to everyone's "ranking" I agree it would be an effort to poll the system every day for those positions.     ... View more

@avee8r wrote: Thats a good idea - I sent them a msg on Twitter and they got back to me in 10mins. Thanks for the idea !  Hopefully they find it now ! Is it still reporting from the same place? I was hoping you'd have it back by now.     ... View more

SWA doesn't always fly every route everyday! Apologies for that!    Be sure to share your feedback via Contact Us button below! ... View more

Yes, there is a personal carry on size limit.   ... View more

Thanks for the suggestion but still no response from that organization.  They look to be  swindlers. ... View more

I reached out my re reiterate, or the person who sent me the CJO, but haven't heard back.  Also, there was no deadline date listed other than date for drug test to be completed.  I am obviously excited about this opportunity and don't want to ruin chances due to being over zealous and bothering her, but don't want to be passed up because of missing deadline for prints that I never received... ... View more

I had the same issue and figured out my DNS ad-blocker was blocking it. Disabled it and the link worked, then I re-enabled it. ... View more

To those who follow SoCalFlyer97's posts regularly well know that this traveler's Free Flight Entertainment portal is enjoying the views straight from the window.   Some of the favorites:     Check out the rest of the Photo Album here: https://community.southwest.com/t5/media/gallerypage/user-id/173487/album-id/24156     ... View more

  Here it is again!  I just installed a new WiFi network at home - I tried to select it to connect to it - and here is SouthwestWifi jumping up to take the password from the WiFi I’m trying to connect to (I never tapped on to connect to SouthwestWifi - SouthwestWifi is not even an option of a network to connect to from Wi-Fi’s available - it simply buts in and steals password entry.  ... View more

Do you remember what the end result was? About to do this and trying to find an answer. See lots of questions but no one has confirmed the result. Thanks! ... View more

Thank you so much for the information. ... View more

@bballflyer wrote: As mentioned in other posts you can add the companion now but it does make it a few more clicks if you have to change or cancel your flight because you have to cancel the companion reservation first, make your change, then add the back on the reservation;  However, I do think the complication is worth it because if you are on popular flights you will only be able to add a companion if there is a seat on the plane. If you wait and the flight sells out you will not be able to add the companion.  If you add it right away, your companions seat is secure.  For this reason I always add the companion right away. This is the best advice. I wish I always followed it myself - instead I have added a companion at the airport before because I forgot and the flight was full a day ahead.      ... View more

I think the network IP address used to access the SW website also influences this combined with the cookies. Whenever I do any price checking during a SW sale, I always do this via an Incognito session so that I don't get a bunch of automated follow up emails to complete the booking as both SoCal and the Bay Area have many airport options that I check prices.    At my work address which is very close to ONT, the sales promos always default to LAX even during an Incognito session. At my home address, sales default to SNA, even though ONT is still the best convenience airport for this area with SAN as the closest "big city" airport which usually has the better deals. As doing a location check on any given IP address can return very broad locations that can be far away from the actual street address, I think this is a factor.   Both ONT and SNA are tough ones to find good low local sale pricing but every now and then, I get lucky and lock one in.  ... View more

https://support.southwest.com/helpcenter/s/article/carryon-baggage-policy ... View more

Non-issue for me.  I have an AA credit card and am status with them.  AA and SWA are my top two go-to airlines.  Basically I earn a ton of miles with AA that I use for free international flights.  And I earn a respectable number of miles with my SWA credit card; and use them for free domestic flights.  And free checked bags on both. ... View more

This is a simple misunderstanding of the Southwest boarding policy. You are not assigned seats. It is first come, first serve. A group boards first, B group boards second, C group boards third and last, and by that time, most aisle/window seats are taken. Now you know for the future. You could have gotten around this by purchasing early bird, which gives you a better boarding position (but even then it is not guaranteed, if many others also purchase early bird).    --Jessica ... View more

BallSportsGear@huacorp,   According to the Southwest website, it may take up to 72 hours for the transferred points to be posted to your Rapid Rewards account. However, some users have reported that the points may show up sooner, depending on the time and day of the transfer. If you need to book a flight urgently, you may want to consider other options, such as paying with cash or using a different credit card. I’m sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you.   Best Regards, Nicholas185Smit       ... View more

You can alsoDM the airline on social media! ... View more

I posted a couple hours too soon. I just received my 12/31/2023 bonus today so just under the 8 week mark. ... View more