? re: Southwest Ding Booking instructions

[Daisysmom]

I have my SW tickets for our Sept WDW trip (one way flights for a party of 5), and now I am awaiting a good ding!

Question 1 - When I get dinged, should I immediately re-book the flights, then cancel the original ones?

Question 2 - Is it better to do it on line, or call them?

Question 3 - Do I simply repeat the process if a better ding comes along later?

Question 4 - If the ding comes while I am at work (they won't let me have Ding on my work pc), is there anyway to book it? Or do I have to go through the Ding link?

Thanks!

 

[tmt martins]

Dings are internet ONLY through the Ding Program on your computer.

So sorry you can't call or do it on-line at work if Ding is not installed you have to go through the LINK.

If you travel a lot using SW then then yes you could just book your Ding and cancel your other flight.You then most likely (some fares you can get a CC refund) you will recieve a credit for up to 1 year from purchase (not travel) date.They also on occasion extend that but don't always count on it.

What I do for my family of 3 is book ONE-WAYS only this way if you get a DING you can cancel that part of the flight without risking the other part increasing.Then book the Ding with the credit number.If it's a big savings then you can use that as your next Ding comes up as well.

I open 2 windows go all the way on the canceled flight right up to the point of canceling.

Then in the second window I book the Ding right up to paying ( if this takes to long you might lose your Ding fare they go fast).

I then confrim the cancel you get a credit number .
Then go back and put the credit number in to pay for the Ding.

I have this to under a minute and have not been shut out yet. I have heard of people canceling ine flight only to find the Ding is no longer availible and their flight went from a $120 to $49 ( Ding ) to $270 only fare left in about the 5 minutes it took them to see the Ding go and cancel their flight and try to get back to the Ding.

Good luck and enjoy the Hunt for cheaper fares.

 

[Daisysmom]

Thanks! That is good info about having 2 windows open at once and doing the cancel/book simultaneously. I will give it a try! All I need now is the ding, hopefully when I am home!

 

[bettybeth]

any idea when September dings will come out?

 

[gigi1313]

i would guess in about a month since they just started dinging august...

 

[Catrinabeach]

Has anyone gotten a good price from Seattle to Orlando ? What is the cheapest ding you have seen ? Is it possible to get a cheap flight in December ?

We're going for Christmas if we can get a cheap flight.

 

[CantWaitToGo2007]

Has anyone gotten a good price from Seattle to Orlando ? What is the cheapest ding you have seen ? Is it possible to get a cheap flight in December ?

We're going for Christmas if we can get a cheap flight.

I have the same question. We are also going in December leaving from Seattle.