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[jenseib]

Does anyone know if you can change your WDW package without penalties? We are going from feb1-8 and are at CRS with 6 days base and dinning plan from Seattle. I am hoping to stay until February 10 and add 1 base/dinning.

Wrong thread for that question. Did you book through Disney? If so any upgrades are without penalties after the paid in full date.

 

[Zoronqueen]

Booked package through southwest website

 

[everylastbreath]

can anyone tell me if SW has a preboard for handicap & small children? traveling with 87 yr old mother & 8 yr old GS- would like to sit together

 

[MaryKatesMom]

can anyone tell me if SW has a preboard for handicap & small children? traveling with 87 yr old mother & 8 yr old GS- would like to sit together

Preboarding for small children is between A and B but it is for small children and parents only. The invitation to pre-board deliberately excludes extended family.

To increase the likelyhood of sitting together. Don't sit close to the front and leave open the middle seat. Those are the last to fill.

Unless it is a full flight then you should be alright. The attendents can get pretty vigorous about not saving seats.

I don't how handicapped is handled.

 

[jenseib]

wheel chairs do go first and I beleive last to get off. Small children have to be pretty small. I don't think 8 qualifies. I always do the early bird check in to get an A and we had never had issues getting seats together.

 

[TIMLEO007]

We are a family of 8 traveling in January and was wondering if I am going to be able to do online checking for all 8 of us at one time, or will i have to manually enter in each individual confirmation number......

 

[stitchlovestink]

wheel chairs do go first and I beleive last to get off. Small children have to be pretty small. I don't think 8 qualifies. I always do the early bird check in to get an A and we had never had issues getting seats together.

If there are any ECVs, they pretty much always take them before wheelchairs (unless it is a powerchair) because they need the time to get them prepared and stowed in the cargo hold. After that they generally wheelchairs and/or blue sleeves in the order they have lined up while waiting. I have seen on many occasions where the gate agent allowed ambulatory blue sleeve passengers who were lined up ahead of wheelchair passengers to board first. It is at the discretion of the gate agent as to which order to board passengers and as long as *you* are boarded before general boarding begins...we'll that is all they need to do...

And it depends...wheelchairs don't have to be last to get off...but it depends on the circumstances and what your needs are. I travel with an ECV and I need to be one of the first off because I need to get my leg stretched out asap. I can use the time to stand and stretch before having to sit on my ECV again. But I am in pain and need to get my leg out of that bent position, so they get me off the plane earlier rather than later.

 

[PolyAddict]

We are a family of 8 traveling in January and was wondering if I am going to be able to do online checking for all 8 of us at one time, or will i have to manually enter in each individual confirmation number......

If you all have sane number, it will pull up everyone at once and you can check them in.

 

[TIMLEO007]

I see all of them when I log into my RR account, but all have a different conf #.

These were booked with RR points if that makes a difference.....i have a feeling that we will be split up in line due to me having to check all 8 in manually?

If you all have sane number, it will pull up everyone at once and you can check them in.

 

[jenseib]

I see all of them when I log into my RR account, but all have a different conf #.

These were booked with RR points if that makes a difference.....i have a feeling that we will be split up in line due to me having to check all 8 in manually?

You could still add the early bird check in.

 

[katema52]

Anybody know when airfares will open up late August?

 

[kim532]

Right now SW website says:

We are currently accepting air reservations through June 30, 2014. On January 27, 2014, we will open our schedule for sale through August 8, 2014. This date is subject to change! Please check back frequently.

I used this link to see the info.
http://www.southwest.com/html/travel-tools/index.html?int=GNAVTRVLTOOL

I don't know when the end of August will be available. Maybe in February.

Kim

 

[katema52]

Thanks

 

[disprincessatheart]

I have just over 30,000 southwest points right now in my acct. I'm looking to book our spring trip and for our family of 3 today I need 42,000 points. My husband and son each have several thousand points in their accounts. Would the best (only?) way to book using only points be to book my round trip and one way for my husband and son out of my acct, using 28,000 points and then book a one way for each of them back using their own accounts? It seems like a lot of confirmation numbers to keep up with so I'm hoping there's an easier way but I can't think of any

 

[bjscheel]

Well, you could pay to transfer points to your account, but why pay when you don't have to When you book with points each person has their own confirmation number anyway, so you're going to have a few different confirmation numbers regardless. Just book with the different accounts, I would say.

 

[disneymagicgirl]

I have just over 30,000 southwest points right now in my acct. I'm looking to book our spring trip and for our family of 3 today I need 42,000 points. My husband and son each have several thousand points in their accounts. Would the best (only?) way to book using only points be to book my round trip and one way for my husband and son out of my acct, using 28,000 points and then book a one way for each of them back using their own accounts? It seems like a lot of confirmation numbers to keep up with so I'm hoping there's an easier way but I can't think of any

Yes, I had to do this recently for 4 tix but it is worth it to get free flights! Just make sure you write everything down so it is easily accessible when it is time for 24-hr check in. You don't want to se searching for names/matching conf #s at that time.

 

[disprincessatheart]

Well, you could pay to transfer points to your account, but why pay when you don't have to When you book with points each person has their own confirmation number anyway, so you're going to have a few different confirmation numbers regardless. Just book with the different accounts, I would say.

Yes, I had to do this recently for 4 tix but it is worth it to get free flights! Just make sure you write everything down so it is easily accessible when it is time for 24-hr check in. You don't want to se searching for names/matching conf #s at that time.

Thanks! I just wanted to be sure I hadn't missed any other option that would simplify this!

For dme - does it make a differenc when we head home that we will have one way flights? Last trip we had issues because the flight home was on AirTran but booked with sw as a round trip and they wouldn't take the bags on the return. Just want to know what to expect

 

[disneymagicgirl]

Thanks! I just wanted to be sure I hadn't missed any other option that would simplify this!

For dme - does it make a differenc when we head home that we will have one way flights? Last trip we had issues because the flight home was on AirTran but booked with sw as a round trip and they wouldn't take the bags on the return. Just want to know what to expect

Looks like as long as you prepay for your checked bags on AirTran they will take them for you. I am not familiar with AirTran, though, so maybe someone else can chime in.
http://www.wdwinfo.com/Transportation/magical-express.htm

 

[katema52]

If you book SW, the bags are free, even if it's an AirTran flight.

 

[katriscari]

I'm new to Southwest. Overall, i haven't been on a plane in 6 years! Booked them for our May trip. The flights have decreased in price by a total of nearly $100 for my family of 3. Do I click "change flights" on my itinerary even though it is the same flight each way to obtain the credit for future use? Any help would be appreciated!