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[focusondisney]

I have a separate qualifying flight for the companion pass, so this trip would be after I’ve already earned it, so I was under the assumption I’d just need to cancel my husband’s ticket to then rebook him as my companion?

Yes, to add a companion you just cancel his current ticket. You’ll need to designate him as your companion & set up his info before you add him to your flight. You shouldn’t need to change anyone else’s flight to do this. I don’t know how it will affect anyone else’s luggage. But if you’re all on 1 itinerary & you have a SW credit card, up to 8 people on the same itinerary get 1 free bag each. So that shouldn’t be an issue anyway.

Edit to add… once you’ve earned the CP, there will be a link to set you your companion. After that, every flight you have booked will have an “add companion” link. So it will be easy to add once you have set it up.

 

[winnieofpooh]

Yes, to add a companion you just cancel his current ticket. You’ll need to designate him as your companion & set up his info before you add him to your flight. You shouldn’t need to change anyone else’s flight to do this. I don’t know how it will affect anyone else’s luggage. But if you’re all on 1 itinerary & you have a SW credit card, up to 8 people on the same itinerary get 1 free bag each. So that shouldn’t be an issue anyway.

Edit to add… once you’ve earned the CP, there will be a link to set you your companion. After that, every flight you have booked will have an “add companion” link. So it will be easy to add once you have set it up.

Great thanks!

 

[Wood Nymph]

I've been debating whether to buy a Basic ticket using points versus buying a Wanna Get Away + ticket with points. It is 2,000 points more for the WGA+ ticket vs Basic. I think points are refunded if a Basic ticket is cancelled. I don't think tickets purchased with points earn points, do they? I have a SWA credit card, so I don't need to worry about check bags fees.

Does anyone know which is better? It is for a one-way flight in October.

 

[focusondisney]

I've been debating whether to buy a Basic ticket using points versus buying a Wanna Get Away + ticket with points. It is 2,000 points more for the WGA+ ticket vs Basic. I think points are refunded if a Basic ticket is cancelled. I don't think tickets purchased with points earn points, do they? I have a SWA credit card, so I don't need to worry about check bags fees.

Does anyone know which is better? It is for a one-way flight in October.

No, tickets booked with points do not earn more points. Points do get returned if the flight is cancelled. Right now, if booked with points, seems like the only difference between WGA & WGA+ is where you’d fall in the check in line up if you buy EBCI.

 

[Wood Nymph]

where you’d fall in the check in line up if you buy EBCI.

That's the one thing that is stopping me from buying Basic instead of WGA+. I'm afraid that I'd be after family boarding. And that always has a lot of families in it for Orlando trips.

 

[eticketplease]

No, tickets booked with points do not earn more points. Points do get returned if the flight is cancelled. Right now, if booked with points, seems like the only difference between WGA & WGA+ is where you’d fall in the check in line up if you buy EBCI.

Correct me if I’m wrong but they way I read the SW info if your fares went down in points all other fares except basic remained the same meaning you could just modify your existing reservation and points difference would be returned to you. With Basic it seems like you have to cancel, get all of the points back and then rebook at the lower point price.

 

[focusondisney]

Correct me if I’m wrong but they way I read the SW info if your fares went down in points all other fares except basic remained the same meaning you could just modify your existing reservation and points difference would be returned to you. With Basic it seems like you have to cancel, get all of the points back and then rebook at the lower point price.

Yes, Basic fares can’t be changed, only cancelled.

 

[eticketplease]

Yes, Basic fares can’t be changed, only cancelled.

Thanks I guess with point bookings it is easiest to do WGA+ now.