04-04-2023
03:23 PM
04-04-2023
03:23 PM
@gliebisch wrote:
I only need Early Bird for a return flight because I will be unavailable to check in 24 hours prior. The online booking only seems to allow for round trip early bird. Can I take my departing flight (with no Early BIrd) and then purchase the return early bird 36 hours prior to return?
I haven't done this myself, but you may also be able to add EBCI to the return flight after the outbound flight is already complete using the online interface, then it will know that only the return flight is eligible as opposed to prior to the trip then it assumes you want it for both flights.
That's also bad though, the EBCI goes in the order of when you purchased it so waiting will put you behind other EBCI purchasers on the same flight.
But otherwise as the others have noted you'd need to call to have it added only to one leg which is possible, or split the reservation which would allow you to add it self service online.
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Another idea is to use Costco, or an employer coupon code, if you have either. Much lower rates than anything else I've found. Unfortunately, no bonus SWA points, but those are a pittance.
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05-31-2019
04:06 PM
I am having the same issue, I'm so frustrated, I have waited to book my hawaii flight for over thanksgiving, and have my outbound flight booked, but cannot find anything for when I want to return. There are NO flights available on the 30th (unless I break up my trip, which at that point it just becomes exhausting), and the ones on the 29th and 1st are sold out (only one option both days). The only option I found was one that flew into Oakland flight #: 2870 and lands at 4:15, and then a connecting flight back to MCI at 5:15 or something...but flight 2870 shows as sold out when searching for it independently, but it shows up as the first leg of an itinerary that ends up in LAX, which i find interesting??? can someone help me understand that? Obviously the demand is there as I tried booking the day they extended the dates out, but I'm pretty frustrated because all of the prices are EXTREMELY high right now on other airlines, so i fear I missed my deadline to get an affordable flight. I have my companion pass, hundreds of thousands of SW points, etc. just want to be able to have more flight options, I've been looking forward to the hawaii trips SO much as I knew we were going in 2019!
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