Post all SW questions concerns, etc. here...

[Ninjagrrl]

I just found out our flight is full. Has anyone flown on a full flight? Did you feel safe? I paid for early bird so I'm praying we're not separated.

Yeah my flight in 7 days to MCO is almost full also. I never pay for early bird bc my son is in a wc so we always preboard. But.... We literally need to be in a bulkhead row. For the wheelchair transfer and also bc he's developmentally disabled as well and rocks and waves his arms. Florida routes always have a lot of preboards and a full flight makes me even more nervous. I'm going to have to be "that person" that gets there super early and then acts like gate lice.

 

[joe-aka-papabear]

The change banner is back for late April-early May reservations.

Do I NEED to change flights if the banner is showing? or can I just leave my flight as is? Flying out of BDl non stop and really want to keep this flight.

 

[Ninjagrrl]

Do I NEED to change flights if the banner is showing? or can I just leave my flight as is? Flying out of BDl non stop and really want to keep this flight.

You don't need to.

 

[MinnieMSue]

How do you all know your flights are full? We leave Monday and they still have wanna get away fares and I have not gotten any emails about it so I feel good that it isn’t full. Hoping to have an empty seat in our row (we are a party of 2). Not really afraid of covid so much as don’t like being close to people lol.

 

[DMLAINI]

How do you all know your flights are full? We leave Monday and they still have wanna get away fares and I have not gotten any emails about it so I feel good that it isn’t full. Hoping to have an empty seat in our row (we are a party of 2). Not really afraid of covid so much as don’t like being close to people lol.

I called because our flight was showing as unavailable

 

[Ninjagrrl]

How do you all know your flights are full? We leave Monday and they still have wanna get away fares and I have not gotten any emails about it so I feel good that it isn’t full. Hoping to have an empty seat in our row (we are a party of 2). Not really afraid of covid so much as don’t like being close to people lol.

You can also get a feel sometimes by trying to book that flight for 8 passengers and see if it shows fares or not. Theoretically, SW is supposed to tell you as part of their covid policy and offer to let you switch flights, but they don't always.
My flight only has 1 business select fare be available, so I'm guessing it's gonna be full.

 

[joe-aka-papabear]

You don't need to.

Thanks, was worried they were going to cancel my flight and they were giving me an option to change before they did.

 

[Ninjagrrl]

Thanks, was worried they were going to cancel my flight and they were giving me an option to change before they did.

It is usually caused by schedule changes, like making the time earlier or later, or changing a nonstop flight to one with layovers, but it can be if they are thinking of cancelling the flight.

 

[MinnieMSue]

You can also get a feel sometimes by trying to book that flight for 8 passengers and see if it shows fares or not. Theoretically, SW is supposed to tell you as part of their covid policy and offer to let you switch flights, but they don't always.
My flight only has 1 business select fare be available, so I'm guessing it's gonna be full.

interesting there are 7 business select seats left and putting in 8 people didn’t change the wanna get away fare a bit. I am thinking our flight won’t be too bad

 

[easyas123]

I just found out our flight is full. Has anyone flown on a full flight? Did you feel safe? I paid for early bird so I'm praying we're not separated.

We have, and we did. Late January of this year.

 

[DMLAINI]

We have, and we did. Late January of this year.

Thank you!

 

[Gitelfor]

Do I NEED to change flights if the banner is showing? or can I just leave my flight as is? Flying out of BDl non stop and really want to keep this flight.

Thanks, was worried they were going to cancel my flight and they were giving me an option to change before they did.

The “change” banner pops up on all reservations during a specific window, usually about a 4-6 week period, during which Southwest is making some adjustments in the schedule. The great majority of flights are not affected. Even if your flight is not impacted by any schedule change, but the banner appears for your itinerary, Southwest allows a one-time change within the specified parameters; consider it a gift, as there is no change in fare, even if the new flight/date would be more expensive, at the time of the change.

You do not need to do anything, other than double-check for any changes that may have been made by Southwest. Sometimes, Southwest sends an email about a change to your trip; but, some have indicated they never received notification.

For quite a while, the “change” banner has been popping up, every week or two, as schedule adjustments are made. As bookings improve and business stabilizes, I anticipate the banner to eventually disappear.

 

[Lsdolphin]

If you are wishing for the change banner, don’t give up hope. If Southwest continues to post the banner, your dates s/b in the next window. Lately, there have been fewer actual flight changes, as business picks up; but the “change” banner continues to pop up.

So, I hope that if there is a banner, it will be beneficial for you. Most often, I have found the banner very useful to change to a better flight or date, at a lower fare than the going rate.

Yes. Hoping for banner to appear for mid May so I can add a day....

 

[Gitelfor]

Yes. Hoping for banner to appear for mid May so I can add a day....

I normally try to post here, when a new “change” banner pops up. Once the banner appears, it’s usually there for about three days.

 

[joe-aka-papabear]

The “change” banner pops up on all reservations during a specific window, usually about a 4-6 week period, during which Southwest is making some adjustments in the schedule. The great majority of flights are not affected. Even if your flight is not impacted by any schedule change, but the banner appears for your itinerary, Southwest allows a one-time change within the specified parameters; consider it a gift, as there is no change in fare, even if the new flight/date would be more expensive, at the time of the change.

You do not need to do anything, other than double-check for any changes that may have been made by Southwest. Sometimes, Southwest sends an email about a change to your trip; but, some have indicated they never received notification.

For quite a while, the “change” banner has been popping up, every week or two, as schedule adjustments are made. As bookings improve and business stabilizes, I anticipate the banner to eventually disappear.

We have the earliest non stop of the day leaving just before noon. Do you think they will add another NS flight earlier or in the day? I would definitely change to that.

 

[Gitelfor]

We have the earliest non stop of the day leaving just before noon. Do you think they will add another NS flight earlier or in the day? I would definitely change to that.
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We have the earliest non stop of the day leaving just before noon. Do you think they will add another NS flight earlier or in the day? I would definitely change to that.

It is a good idea to take a look at your reservation every few days, or so, especially about 4-8 weeks out. If anything, a flight time may be adjusted; I don’t think any flights would be added in the near future. Some customers complain that their nonstop was changed to connecting flights. If Southwest moves you to flights that don’t work for you, you can look for other Southwest flights, yourself, or call for assistance.

 

[zemmer]

We have the earliest non stop of the day leaving just before noon. Do you think they will add another NS flight earlier or in the day? I would definitely change to that.

We leave May 1 and they added an earlier flight option last week.

 

[sommergirl25]

I have had a consistent red banner since the end of Feb when they changed one of my flights. It changed from a non stop to a connecting and we were able to change to another non stop. I just thought it was weird that the banner never went away and we could change again. We fly end of April.

 

[Gitelfor]

Recent updates to Southwest policies:

• Southwest is no longer notifying customers of full or nearly-full flights on upcoming travel
• If upcoming flight is full or at near capacity, Southwest currently will allow a courtesy change to a different flight with a lighter load (same from/to), if travel was reserved more than three days in advance
• Boarding procedure is back to normal, and no longer in groups of 10
• Southwest is sporadically adding additional flights, in response to increased demand

With demand increasing, fares will be inching back to normal levels. The ridiculously-low fares of the past year will soon only be a memory.

If the above changes seem like bad news, the good news is that all of this means that things are starting to return to normal.

 

[zemmer]

Recent updates to Southwest policies:

• Southwest is no longer notifying customers of full or nearly-full flights on upcoming travel
• If upcoming flight is full or at near capacity, Southwest currently will allow a courtesy change to a different flight with a lighter load (same from/to), if travel was reserved more than three days in advance
• Boarding procedure is back to normal, and no longer in groups of 10
• Southwest is sporadically adding additional flights, in response to increased demand

With demand increasing, fares will be inching back to normal levels. The ridiculously-low fares of the past year will soon only be a memory.

If the above changes seem like bad news, the good news is that all of this means that things are starting to return to normal.

In addition, they’re serving drinks (other than water) and snacks again.