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[squirrelsquad]

I just want to say thank you to the helpful people in this thread. I was able to save $60 on our upcoming flights due to the information I received here. We booked one-way flights and our return flight dropped by $30/ticket. Thank you!

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

The Southwest Fall sale is here...they aren't calling it the anniversary or birthday sale but it seems like it is. Fares at $49, $64, $79, $99, etc. depending on city pairing. Late August through Early December dates.

 

[Disneytam]

Just saw the sale and changed our flights from Albany NY to MCO with a $79 return, but I noticed the ECBI was now $15 one way instead of $12.50. When did that happen??

 

[DisDadDVC]

Just saw the sale and changed our flights from Albany NY to MCO with a $79 return, but I noticed the ECBI was now $15 one way instead of $12.50. When did that happen??

About a month ago.

 

[mgpan]

About a month ago.

Most days for the low rates for us are mid week days. Kind of hard to get time off across two weeks for us, much prefer Saturday to Saturday. Might be going for the business more than leisure traveller on this sale.

 

[Huff]

Latest sale didn't help me much. Still over $500rt for phx-mco 9/29-10-9. Am hoping SW or other airlines drop. Hopper app that predicts says to wait and expects an $80 drop in the next month or so.

 

[DisDadDVC]

Reminder for anyone travelling next weekend, June 18th is free drink day (Southwest Birthday) as well as June 19th (Father's Day). I'll be travelling to MCO on the 19th!

 

[pfeifer14]

Can you call and change the ticket if the fare drop the price before the departure? I am waiting for them to drop the price for 11/28. Should I go ahead and book one way ticket for my return trip 12/4 and continue to wait on 11/28? Or should I book round trip ticket and see if I can get price adjusted if the price drop?

 

[DisDadDVC]

Can you call and change the ticket if the fare drop the price before the departure? I am waiting for them to drop the price for 11/28. Should I go ahead and book one way ticket for my return trip 12/4 and continue to wait on 11/28? Or should I book round trip ticket and see if I can get price adjusted if the price drop?

You don't need to call (but can). You can change your ticket online. Assuming you are buying a "Wanna Get Away" fare, you will receive the difference in price as "travel funds". This credit must be used by the original passenger within 12 months of the BOOKING date.

note: for various reasons, I always book my SW flights as 2 one ways, not round trip.

 

[pfeifer14]

Great Thanks! I may be using my points to purchase the tickets. Should I go ahead and book 12/4 one way first and wait for them to release WGA points for 11/28?

 

[DisDadDVC]

Great Thanks! I may be using my points to purchase the tickets. Should I go ahead and book 12/4 one way first and wait for them to release WGA points for 11/28?

Points? Absolutely. Points do not have the same refund restrictions as cash. If you re-fare the flight, you will get the points right back into your account with no restrictions.

As far as the 11/28 flight goes, I would never use points for non-WGA fares. What is the plan if you are unable to get WGA fare? If you are going to buy Business Select or Anytime, then I would just go ahead and buy them now to be safe. Those are 100% refundable. Then if/when the WGA fares get released, you can book it with your points and cancel your cash flight for 100% refund.

 

[pfeifer14]

My thought is if I can't get a WGA fare (or points) for 11/28, then I can book other airline if fare is cheaper. Or even rent a car to drive down and fly back. But good suggestion on Anytime fare, I can keep that in mind too.

 

[FabFourteenFamilyFun]

Thanks to this thread I was able to book our 14 tickets on May 19th for November 12th- 19th. 10 tickets@ $370 and 4 tickets @ $432. A lot more than I was hoping for but... This week our return flight and the only one after us sold out- I think it was people that didn't realize the release date was moved to May 19th! My question- any chance they will add more flights? I guess I won't be able to get a cheaper price!

 

[DisDadDVC]

Thanks to this thread I was able to book our 14 tickets on May 19th for November 12th- 19th. 10 tickets@ $370 and 4 tickets @ $432. A lot more than I was hoping for but... This week our return flight and the only one after us sold out- I think it was people that didn't realize the release date was moved to May 19th! My question- any chance they will add more flights? I guess I won't be able to get a cheaper price!

More flights? No. Release more fares for existing flights? Yes.

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

Thanks to this thread I was able to book our 14 tickets on May 19th for November 12th- 19th. 10 tickets@ $370 and 4 tickets @ $432. A lot more than I was hoping for but... This week our return flight and the only one after us sold out- I think it was people that didn't realize the release date was moved to May 19th! My question- any chance they will add more flights? I guess I won't be able to get a cheaper price!

One of the reasons Southwest releases flights the way they do - Much later than most major carriers - is that once they release flights they rarely change the schedule. Unlike major carriers which seem to like to change the flight schedule multiple times, cancel flights, move flights, add flights, etc., this rarely occurs on Southwest in my experience.

I agree with DisDadDVC though that prices may change on the existing flights. November is so far out - I'd keep checking daily and the sold out flights may become available again and may even become less expensive. This is not uncommon on Southwest.

 

[momto3boys+aprincess]

Just booked $36 from MCO to DAL(love field) our returning flight!!!! YEAH, now I need a really good price for the flight down. It is a really early departure 6:20am, but it gets us into Dallas at 8:10am which is good as we have a 5 hour drive home. Getting so excited for this Nov. trip!!!!

 

[Party.Of.4-NY>>>FL]

Just booked $36 from MCO to DAL(love field) our returning flight!!!! YEAH, now I need a really good price for the flight down. It is a really early departure 6:20am, but it gets us into Dallas at 8:10am which is good as we have a 5 hour drive home. Getting so excited for this Nov. trip!!!!

That's awesome!

Heck, a taxi ride to the airport costs more than that.

Well done!!!

 

[Malibustyle23]

Is there a way to tell if we are the first flight of the day? We have a very early flight from BWI to MCO. I don't think there are overnight flights on SW but Idk.

Also is there way to see how full our flight is?

We haven't flown since 2007. Our son was 3 at the time so we did family boarding with a car seat. It will be our dd7s first time flying. Can you give me a quick cliff notes of what I have missed in the past 9 years of not flying and what I need to know?

 

[mom2rtk]

Still hoping to do better for our November trip to DLR. We got our outbound leg last week, but return flights are still really high. I was hoping maybe last week's sale wasn't the big anniversary sale and something else would happen this week. I guess not.

 

[Iowamomof4]

Still hoping to do better for our November trip to DLR. We got our outbound leg last week, but return flights are still really high. I was hoping maybe last week's sale wasn't the big anniversary sale and something else would happen this week. I guess not.

Yeah, me too.