12-10-2018
10:22 AM
12-10-2018
10:22 AM
@LindseyD wrote: @chgoflyer, what you've said is correct. If the reservation straddles two years, the flights will be applied to the years to which they correspond. If they are on the same reservation, the TQP from the outbound flight will be retroactively applied after the return flight is completed. Hey, Lindsey! Thanks for the info. But... that's actually not what I'm saying. I'm saying the opposite. 😉 For many years, people have used a "hack" to move points into the upcoming year, vs earning them in the current one. (A primary reason would be if you wanted TQPs or CPQPs in the new year vs the current one, for example.) This involved booking a round trip with an outbound in the current year and the return in the following one. Southwest's system grants points upon the completion of the full itinerary, and (previously at least) those points from both flights would then be earned in, and apply to, the new year. I haven't actually used this "hack" myself for several years, but discussion about it other places on the web indicate people still do, and that the belief is that it still works. It sounds like you're saying that this is no longer the case? And now, in this scenario, the points will count for qualification in the year the flight was taken? Or, are you talking about qualification via flight segments, not points? (You mentioned "TQP" which leads me to believe you mean points.)
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