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[Maine-iac]

Does anyone know when Southwest is opening it's next ticket window? I can't find it on their new website!

I had to google it.

We are currently accepting air reservations through April 6, 2015. On October 27, 2014, we will open our schedule for sale through June 5, 2015. This date is subject to change! Please check back frequently.

 

[kenly777]

I had to google it. We are currently accepting air reservations through April 6, 2015. On October 27, 2014, we will open our schedule for sale through June 5, 2015. This date is subject to change! Please check back frequently.

Thank you!

 

[kenly777]

I had to google it. We are currently accepting air reservations through April 6, 2015. On October 27, 2014, we will open our schedule for sale through June 5, 2015. This date is subject to change! Please check back frequently.

Can you tell me where it was on the southwest website?

 

[OnceUponATime15]

Can you tell me where it was on the southwest website?

The next release date is always posted on the Travel Tools page

 

[Maine-iac]

The next release date is always posted on the Travel Tools page

The problem is that we cannot find the link to the Travel Tools page on the new main page. Can give directions to get there?

 

[OnceUponATime15]

The problem is that we cannot find the link to the Travel Tools page on the new main page. Can give directions to get there?

I used the search bar at the top right of the Southwest Home page (the magnifying glass icon) typed in travel tools. It was the first entry on the list that came up. You can also get the direct link by googling "Southwest Airlines travel tools".

 

[fairytalelover]

We are going from Sacramento to Orlando Roundtrip of course Oct 9-25th. Does anyone have any discount codes for us to use?

 

[Maine-iac]

We are going from Sacramento to Orlando Roundtrip of course Oct 9-25th. Does anyone have any discount codes for us to use?

I would like to know how to get these discount codes. I can't seem to find anywhere to sign up to receive them.
I hope someone has a code to give you!

 

[OHDisneyMom]

I need some advice about purchasing flights using Southwest Rapid Rewards Points. I will be booking flights at the end of this month for me, DH and DS11. All 3 of us have Rapid Reward Points in our own accounts from previous flights and I have additional Rapid Rewards Points from a Southwest Credit Card. We should have enough points collectively to cover the flights. I know that I can purchase flights for my family using my account and I also know that you can transfer points to other family members. What is not clear to me is if I should transfer their points to my account or will I be able to use their points for their flights and add from my account if necessary? I appreciate any advice you can share. Thanks

 

[etoiles]

If anyone has a discount code for early December I would greatly appreciate it! We are flying from Midway, Chicago to Orlando.

Thank you so much!!!!

 

[irishwishes]

Just got flights from Orlando back to Philly for $60 after Princess Half Marathon weekend! Got an email that fares were on sale and almost fell off my chair when I searched for my flight.

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

I need some advice about purchasing flights using Southwest Rapid Rewards Points. I will be booking flights at the end of this month for me, DH and DS11. All 3 of us have Rapid Reward Points in our own accounts from previous flights and I have additional Rapid Rewards Points from a Southwest Credit Card. We should have enough points collectively to cover the flights. I know that I can purchase flights for my family using my account and I also know that you can transfer points to other family members. What is not clear to me is if I should transfer their points to my account or will I be able to use their points for their flights and add from my account if necessary? I appreciate any advice you can share. Thanks

Without knowing the points cost of each of the flights it's hard to give you 100% accurate advice. However I can tell you there is a fee to transfer points, it is $0.01 per point. The value of points is only roughly $0.015 to begin with so you're really losing a lot of value to transfer. The minimum to transfer is 2,000 pts. and that costs $20.

Here's a few tips - first off you can book all the flights as one ways. Perhaps your Husband and Son have enough points for a one way flight.

If you have to transfer to make it work I'm not sure it will be worth it - if you want to post more specifics about your situation (flight points costs, points in each account, etc.) perhaps we can help further.

Hopefully this info is helpful!

 

[DontRushMe]

I have a similar question regarding using points to book. Can someone please explain if this is possible? Thanks in advance.

Example:
I have 16,000
DH has 3100

To book our flight it is 9000 points each. Together we have enough points to book this but how do I do it without transferring his points to me and paying for it all with my points?

 

[disneymagicgirl]

I have a similar question regarding using points to book. Can someone please explain if this is possible? Thanks in advance.

Example:
I have 16,000
DH has 3100

To book our flight it is 9000 points each. Together we have enough points to book this but how do I do it without transferring his points to me and paying for it all with my points?

Unless you can purchase a 1way flight with his 3k pts, you will need to transfer 2k of his pts to your acct for $20 and book the tix thru your acct.

 

[jenseib]

I would try and book each way separately.

 

[DontRushMe]

With the new format of the Southwest website I was having a hard time finding the travel tools also. But if you go all the way to the bottom of the home screen and click 'flight schedules' it will tell you the date to release tickets.
The newest release date has CHANGED from October 27th to November 10th.

 

[disney world dreamer]

anyone have a pin code/promo code for dates in march (23-27 specifically) flying from BUF to MCO.

 

[ddluvsdisney]

Does anyone know how you can find out exactly what time flights go on sale. I know it's different all the time. I don't feel like waking up at 5am and they don't start selling until 8. KWIM??!!!

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[Shelly F - Ohio]

The flights usually appear at 6:15 a.m. EST. On the release date.

 

[connorok]

I know SW doesn't charge to change flights, but what happens if I had purchased early bird for my original flight? Do I have to pay it again? Also, if my original reservation was for a round-trip flight, but it would be cheaper now to do it as two one-ways, how would that work? We would like to take an earlier flight that what we have reserved, and it just so happens that right now that flight is cheaper than when we originally made the reservation. However, our return flight is actually more expensive, which is why we would want to keep that part of our reservation. Any suggestions/advice? Thanks!