Does Southwest Offer Credit If Price Goes Down?

[famsen]

My flights just went down $100.
Can I call the airline and ask for credit? Do airlines do this?

 

[ccgirl]

They sure do. I did this myself and have $185 credit. The credit needs to be used 1 year from the original purchase date (not travel date). If you booked on line, just click the Change/View flight from their home page. Put in your confirmation number and click change, choose the less expensive flight (can switch times too if desired) and save. The travel voucher credit will then be issued. Do not lose your confirmation number as the credit is associated to this.

Hope this helps.

 

[feezle]

Interesting. Do you need to book the credit within a yeAr of the original booking or travel within a year?

Anyone know if airtran offers anything similar?

 

[jcanary]

You need to complete your travel by the original book date + 1year. for instance if you booked your original flights on May 10, 2009. today the price went down $100, you rebook and you have to use your credit of $100 on a flight by May 10, 2010.
However for $50 you can extend your date for another year.

 

[famsen]

Thank you! I did this a little while ago and I now have a $100 credit to use on a future reservation by next July 10th!
I guess we have will be planning an extra Disney trip next year!

 

[sandymandr]

Awesome! I just was signing on to ask how to do this because my flight dropped $30. Not a lot of $$, but $30 is $30! And that is $30 closer to my next Orlando trip And if I don't cash it in, no harm, no foul.

 

[peacefrogdog]

Is there a way to get the credit online other than cancelling the flight and then rebooking? I guess it's always easiest to call, but asking in the case where the cheaper fare comes up after hours

 

[clanmcculloch]

Is there a way to get the credit online other than cancelling the flight and then rebooking? I guess it's always easiest to call, but asking in the case where the cheaper fare comes up after hours

You don't actually cancel your flight and rebook. Go online to Travel Tools and select Change Air Reservation. You'll indicate which portion of your flight you wish to change. You'll then search for new flights (if it's for a price drop then choose your existing flight). Choose the new flight (again, it'll be the same flight number. In the end, you won't have ever cancelled your flight. The change doesn't happen until the very last step so even if you change your mind about making a change for any reason, nothing will have happened. It's considered a change, not a cancel and rebook.

 

[ccgirl]

Actually, if you booked on line you are supposed to do changes on line. If the flights are for the same dates, you just have to click the change button and do not need to cancel. In my case, I had to cancel because I was also applying a promo code that I did not have before. Good luck.

 

[Tara]

My flights just went down $100.
Can I call the airline and ask for credit? Do airlines do this?

Wow, $100! I see you already have your answer, but that's awesome that you were able to save the money! If I recall, this is your first flight, so it's nice having these little positives along the way as you prepare for it!

 

[Microcell]

I checked my airfare for any kind of lowering and mine went up!

Happy for you though!

 

[Oshawa]

I checked my airfare for any kind of lowering and mine went up!

Happy for you though!

I just tried and my flights went up too.

 

[HoneyPooh]

I check ours frequently and ours went up $250 total for the five of us the day after I booked. It's stayed that way ever since. I'm very glad I booked the day I did!

 

[Oshawa]

Just got a $188.00 dollar credit for my flights. Thank you for the info on this thread!

 

[KC78]

I did this last year. I booked flights for 6 people last year to go to Disney and by the time we left (2 months later) I had a 537.00 credit! My 2 daughters and I are now going to Disney in 5 days...and all it cost me was $2.10 after the credit was applied!!!!!!!!!

 

[Oshawa]

I did this last year. I booked flights for 6 people last year to go to Disney and by the time we left (2 months later) I had a 537.00 credit! My 2 daughters and I are now going to Disney in 5 days...and all it cost me was $2.10 after the credit was applied!!!!!!!!!

That is awesome!! Gotta love a good deal!! Enjoy your trip.

We still have three months to go maybe I will get to that amount too!!

 

[eyor44]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting this. I saw earlier today that my January flights had gone down $25 each way. I wondered if you could do this. I now have a $51 credit with Southwest. This is me now. I love saving $$$$, but only thought that happened on the budget board.

Now, what to do with the credit?

 

[babybaja2]

you guys soooo ROCK! I now have a credit for $32! I know, not much, but more than I had before!!!

So, do I just keep watching the prices until the day I fly? How many times are you allowed to change your ticket for a lower price?

Again, thanks so much.. I have to go now.. I have to call my peeps and tell them to check their prices!!!!

 

[KC78]

That is awesome!! Gotta love a good deal!! Enjoy your trip.

We still have three months to go maybe I will get to that amount too!!

Just keep checking right up until you leave! I checked several times a week at all different times!!! Good Luck!!!!!!!

 

[APB513]

You don't actually cancel your flight and rebook. Go online to Travel Tools and select Change Air Reservation. You'll indicate which portion of your flight you wish to change. You'll then search for new flights (if it's for a price drop then choose your existing flight). Choose the new flight (again, it'll be the same flight number. In the end, you won't have ever cancelled your flight. The change doesn't happen until the very last step so even if you change your mind about making a change for any reason, nothing will have happened. It's considered a change, not a cancel and rebook.

Just to clarify -

It's been a while since have flown Southwest. Are you saying that if I book a round trip ticket, and the fare went down for one of the flights, I would only have to change the flight that is reduced and not cancel the entire trip in order to get the reduced fare?

In the past, I would book two one way flights (one outbound and one inbound) in case the fares on one of the flights went down. Then I would cancel and rebook the flight with the lower fare. This way I did not risk paying more for the other flight if it had gone up in price.