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[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Interesting that you are asking this question. We fly to MCO at least twice a year and my husbands bag has been the same on that he has used for at least 10 years. On our last trip at the MCO Skycap the weight was fine at 45 pounds but he noted that the bag was to bulky and that it was now an oversized bag. He said it was just a warning but to be aware that they are getting picker about bags. Note to self to measure the bag I guess.

Is anyone having a struggle with SW on checked bag size? My luggage is big and by manufacture dimensions is 60in. SW baggage dimensions are 62in. Out of my home airport no one has said boo about my bags. At MCO in Oct and just last week the individual taking our bags has whipped out their tape measure kind of ran it over the top and down the side and announced that they think my luggage is over sized and they are noting it in my file and they will "let it go this time but next time it will be $200". I have reached out SW and am waiting for a response. Was I just the lucky one on my last two flights out of MCO or has this happened to anyone else lately? Also the bag was 4 pounds under weight and definitely not stuff or expanded.

Some parts of it are about how we pack and use our luggage that might make something that seemed fine in the past not so much anymore. My comments below are mostly about soft-sided luggage with exception to the wheeled part as that affects hard-sided as well.

Not saying this towards any particular person (because people haven't said what their luggage is) but there are people who use more odd shaped luggage either carry on or checked that might be more okay with the dimensions especially if a carrier just lists the total dimensions (instead of what the limit is by length, width, and height which for checked luggage that's how SWA is with just listing the total allowable dimensions) but at the same time as noted as bulky or too large.

If you use the extender if your bag comes with it to get that extra inch of space maybe you think it's okay it doesn't bulge too much but now it actually might do that. The various wheeled ones we have, the entire main part of it can extend out by about an inch by unzipping that extension. Most of the time I don't use that but sometimes I do and I just make sure it isn't poofed out too much. This gives me a bit of extra room but allows it to be pushed down as well and it can fit better.

Some other instances I see is that front pocket is stuffed too full and it bulges out, that would then be the widest part of your luggage and the dimensions of the item a place lists isn't going to include when you put stuff in those pockets.

Also this is a personal preference but I prefer 2-wheeled to 4-wheeled. The majority of 4-wheeled luggage the wheels stick out a lot. Even though we're talking about checked luggage to give an example my husband and I have the basically the same carry on we use for international travel with the same interior capacity (the total dimensions are smaller than what many use for U.S. travel as most international is smaller than the U.S. allows for). My husband's is 4-wheeled, mine is 2-wheeled. His can be extremely (I mean within a few cm) of the allowable limit or right at it just purely because of the wheels. His top handle (not the telescoping one) also sticks out more than mine.




That front pouch we have to be careful what we put in it as it will make it too big for the dimensions (mostly a concern with international).

 

[han22735]

Anyone have experience with "rebooking" to get points back when you have a "linked PNR" We are bringing our daughters friend this trip and her parents booked her airfare and needed our confirmation number...I'm guessing because she's 13. When i looked at my reservation to check on pints costs it says "i have to cancel the linked PNR" first to make a change.

 

[TheOneWithTheTriplets]

Anyone have experience with "rebooking" to get points back when you have a "linked PNR" We are bringing our daughters friend this trip and her parents booked her airfare and needed our confirmation number...I'm guessing because she's 13. When i looked at my reservation to check on pints costs it says "i have to cancel the linked PNR" first to make a change.

Did you try calling? I haven't done a PNR, but with CPs you can't do it online but they can do it on the phone.

 

[geargrinder]

Anything complicated I call. They will handle everything and usually you can see the email confirmations before you get off the phone. It's worth the small wait.

 

[han22735]

Did you try calling? I haven't done a PNR, but with CPs you can't do it online but they can do it on the phone.

I haven't try calling. I'm sure they can easily make any changes but hoped to be able to do it in the app.

 

[Mouse Tracker]

That is completely different than what was told during the SW investor day a couple months ago. I will never fly SW again if it's anything close to that. The entire point of assigned seating is the ability to choose your seat for a fee, and what people are willing to pay for.
The way it's been spoken of in the airline business circles is that you will buy fare buckets like you do now. BS will map to the extra legroom seats, Anytime will map to the "premium standard" seats, WGA+ will map to the standard seats in the back, and WGA will be like Basic Economy where you get whatever is left over.
No, there has not been any official word because they aren't going to start selling it for another 6 months.

If I purchase tickets during the first week of March for a Late June trip, Will I be given an opportunity to "select" seats? If not, will my party of 2 be assigned together?

 

[jcarwash]

If I purchase tickets during the first week of March for a Late June trip, Will I be given an opportunity to "select" seats? If not, will my party of 2 be assigned together?

Seat selection hasn't started yet. They are currently booking through November 1, 2025, still with the open boarding system.

 

[EACarlson]

If I purchase tickets during the first week of March for a Late June trip, Will I be given an opportunity to "select" seats? If not, will my party of 2 be assigned together?

Late June this year, no chance assigned seats is a thing. It's possible that on March 20, they start assigning seats for the section of the schedule that opens up from November 1 through January 5. I would expect that not to happen. I think it will be the drop after this one that we start seeing it.

 

[Tink3815]

I had to call in yesterday about the companion promotion from last week. The rep told me assigned seating will not begin until well into 2026. I think I rode on one of the refitted planes this week. I was in row 5 and could not beleive how much leg room I had . I did notice that my carry on which I always take seemd to come right to the edge of the bin this time. My carry on is a smaller one because I bought for another airline who had smaller requirements

 

[focusondisney]

If I purchase tickets during the first week of March for a Late June trip, Will I be given an opportunity to "select" seats? If not, will my party of 2 be assigned together?

SW has said they will begin selling assigned seating in the 2nd half of 2025 for flights taking place starting in 2026. Until then, the same open seating policy is in effect.

 

[TheOneWithTheTriplets]

6,000 more points back in my account this morning! I'm currently monitoring 4 flights, will be 6 after the March 20th drop. It's part of my morning routine now to grab a cup of coffee and check SW for reductions, lol. I wasn't able to book for any on opening day because I was waiting on credit card bonuses. Instead, I booked as soon as I had points in my account and I've been monitoring since.

Out of curiosity, I looked back at my starting cost versus current cost. In about 6 weeks across 3 different flights I've managed to get back 10,790 per person!

 

[Wood Nymph]

I check SWA every day to see if my flights have dropped in price. I was pleasantly surprised to find that our flight home on March 13 had dropped in price.

 

[crazywig]

I haven't try calling. I'm sure they can easily make any changes but hoped to be able to do it in the app.

Yes you have to call if you have a minor attached, I had to do it two years ago when we took three of my daughter's friends on a grad trip and one was still 17. Very easy to do, the SW agents are the best.

 

[aokeefe]

Next flight release is March 27th- not the 20th. (It must have been pushed out a few times bc I could have sworn it was March 6th originally!)

 

[miksicnarf]

There’s a new sale, 30% off for some April & May flights. I looked at the May 4 & 7th to & from Buffalo. No flights are included in the sale for those dates & routes. I looked at the days before, just to see. On Friday the 10th only 2 flights show available which have horrible itineraries with 2 stops & an 8 hour timeframe. The nonstops are less than 2.5 hours. Similar on Friday the 3rd.

Not a great sale for my time frame & cities.

Sorry for you; it worked for me. Just by luck I checked SW as I usually just monitor the other airlines on Google Flights and the sale fares and schedules from LAX-MCO for 5/3-14 will do. They're not direct but the stops are acceptable. I booked last night, and this morning I checked the American flights I'd been watching and those fares had dropped--not quite as low as SW but enough to make me think about cancelling SW and rebooking with AA. Then within minutes the AA fare went back up! I hate airfare.

 

[Lsdolphin]

I check SWA every day to see if my flights have dropped in price. I was pleasantly surprised to find that our flight home on March 13 had dropped in price.

I’m also leaving on March 13th and my flight to BWI dropped as well. My May flights dropped too. Today my March 13th flight went up 9,343 pts.

 

[Lsdolphin]

Oh my gosh. I got 604 points refunded on Tuesday for my May 13th trip from BWI to MCO and I just checked my upcoming flights for May and June again …I got another 3,527 points off both my May 13th trip and my June 10th trip. Also got a $45 credit on my May 20th return flight! Rates for Sept still look high. When I originally booked my trip for May 20th I paid $185 and now down to $88.48 this is crazy!

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Oh my gosh. I got 604 points refunded on Tuesday for my May 13th trip from BWI to MCO and I just checked my upcoming flights for May and June again …I got another 3,527 points off both my May 13th trip and my June 10th trip. Also got a $45 credit on my May 20th return flight! Rates for Sept still look high. When I originally booked my trip for May 20th I paid $185 and now down to $88.48 this is crazy!

That's fairly similar to ours just the reverse in terms of how many points back.

Just checked for our April 10th flight LaGuardia to KC and it's 464 points back total (2 people). That is in addition to a previous 5,200 total (2 people) points back done at the end of January for the same April flight.

 

[Cruzin’Sisters]

Oh my gosh. I got 604 points refunded on Tuesday for my May 13th trip from BWI to MCO and I just checked my upcoming flights for May and June again …I got another 3,527 points off both my May 13th trip and my June 10th trip. Also got a $45 credit on my May 20th return flight! Rates for Sept still look high. When I originally booked my trip for May 20th I paid $185 and now down to $88.48 this is crazy!

Thanks for the heads up. I checked all of our May/June round trip flights to Orlando for a stay at Disney World and saved $$ and/or points! Again I appreciate your letting me know!

 

[MagicDVC]

Just got 772 points back yesterday for flights in Sept/Oct and we booked it the day before! Just keep checking!