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[TheOneWithTheTriplets]

I called last week to cancel mine and I asked "By the way, can you check when I opened it?" and they told me. My priority card annual fee was going up to $229. They tried to get me to stay by letting me renew at $149 but I lost the $75 travel credit with the new card. Then they countered with a statement credit. But I wanted to sign up for a new card for the 100,000 points (since it had been more than 24 months). So I will try next month!

Glad to hear they offered you some retention incentives. I'm planning to cancel my cards when the AF come due, but I wouldn't mind hanging onto one for the bag benefit if they offer me something off of that fee hike.

 

[mlittig]

Southwest is releasing flights up to June 3rd tomorrow, August 26, 2025 Here's hoping the times and fares are good

 

[eticketplease]

I'm a little confused about this. It says that the second seat "must be purchased in advance". But what if Joe traveler thinks "I'm not THAT big-I'm not going to encroach on my neighbor's seat" but the he gets on the airplane and the reality is that both he and his neighbor are impacted by his size. It's kind of hard/impossible to turn back time and have him buy a second seat. What's happening then?

I think it will definitely be a change starting 1/27/26 with the switch to assigned seats.

Previous larger sized passengers would always try and sit next to DS who is skinny like a pixie stick. Theoretically that was smart on their part as it wouldn’t approach DS’s personal space even if they were taking up 1.5 seats. Of course DS then would switch and then I’m in the middle instead which I don’t mind but the person who picked our row doesn’t end up with as much space as they were expecting.

When it goes to assigned seats I feel it will be much more difficult for people of size especially if they are traveling solo.