Biting the bullet and booking SW!

[JENNYMAY]

I can't sleep at night worrying about getting a flight for our trip in June out of BDL in Hartford! Delta is $100.00 less but only for evening flights, don't want to lose a day! I think I am going to book SWA tomorrow and stop worrying! I have Capital One miles enough for one ticket, I need 6 total!!
Right now SW is 335.00 a ticket!
I can get a credit if/when it goes down right?? How does that work? Could I ever get the credit on my card or only credit with SW? We never fly...only every 3 years or so when we take a trip to Disney!

What do you think...I know some are playing "chicken with SW" but I don't think I have the stomach for it anymore!

 

[jcodespoti]

Then fly down the evening before on Delta. get a hotel and you'll get a jump on your trip!


Joe in CT

 

[JENNYMAY]

That was my plan a few days ago, book with Delta the night before. But my father-in-law offered us his SW credit of 291.00. So that and my one free ticket from Capital One miles may make it worth it now to go with SW.

I can get credits if the rates go down right?? I just want to be sure before I book. I am assuming they will eventually go down, maybe not until a month before but if that happened and it is the same time and flight, I could get a credit on my card??

Thanks again!

 

[wdwfan1]

Check to make sure the free flight is available with Southwest RR. If it is not, that may help with your decision.

 

[K9pal]

Jenny, yes you can get a credit if SW fares go down. BUT you'll need to rebook your flights. It's not that difficult, do a search and there's a lot of info on how to do it. This is one reason I like SW (I bit the bullet too!). You'll receive a credit that can be used for a future flight, good for one year. However, I received a credit last year when fares went down and I rebooked the exact same flights - so I wrote to customer service and nicely asked if the credit could be refunded on my credit card. And they did!

I booked 6 flights at almost $315 each - OUCH!!! I am counting on a lower fare before June, but I have peace of mind that we're on the flights we wanted. I just can't understand why fares from Indy are so much cheaper than fares from Louisville

 

[JENNYMAY]

You won't believe it, I went to check one more time at Delta before I booked SW today and Delta was down 100.00 a ticket for the flights I wanted!
So, I ended up booking with Delta for much less then SW. $218.00 round trip from Bradley.
Another plus, I cashed in on my rewards as a credit on my credit card with my miles and got more credited then one ticket cost me!!
Much better day today!! Now I can relax on the transportation part of the trip planning!!!

Thank you for your help everyone!!!!!

 

[K9pal]

Great news, Jenny! After reding your post and the one about other SW fares being lowered, my hopes are up a bit that mine will come down.
So far, they haven't changed from the day they were released. I'm checking at least 3 times a day though!

 

[JENNYMAY]

Good luck!!!! I was checking 3-4 times per day also!! So glad, I am booked and don't have to look back!