Southwest PVD-MCO $49.thru Sept.!!

[Joan S.]

Hi, Someone else posted that they had gotten the $49. fares for July. So I called and SAVED $300. on Southwest tickets down to Orlando for the end of July.I had already purchased my tickets, thinking no way will they go lower than $79. I just got off the phone with Southwest and they were able to help me and walk me thru the changes to get the cheaper fares. Joan

 

[Disney Ron]

I'm from Johnston. When you changed your fare did Southwest credit your credit card, or did they give you a year to use the balance?

Thanks in advance.

Disney Ron

 

[Joan S.]

Hi Ron, I lived in Johnston the 1st 25 years of my life! (my home was off of Central Ave. ) Anyway back to your ?. The women I spoke with said I would get a credit on my card or I could take the Southwest credit. She said this was because it was a sale fare from Southwest. I said to put the money back to my credit card, and she said I should see it on my next statement, When I told her it was a debit card she said to give it a week.I would have been happy with a Southwest credit because it would have FORCED me to plan another trip to WDW!! Joan

 

[3PRINCESSMOM]

I jumped on this deal as soon as I saw it. $460 for 4 round trip (non-stop). WOW!!! I knew DH wouldn't be able to get the time off of work, so I figured just me and the 3 princesses. WRONG. I told my sister, so she is coming with her 3 kids; AND we told our (young) aunt, so her and her DD (13) will be along too! For our family it will actually end up being less than a week down the Cape (Cod, Mass. that is), since we have AP's and we will stay either Value or Mod...depending on/if AP rates become available. I have to keep to a budget or DH will threaten to pull the plug on our annual December trip.

I LOVE SWA!!!

 

[Disney Ron]

First of all I now live off Central Ave. heading toward Scituate.

Secondly, I have airfare booked for $79.00 each way for 8/13-8/25. When I saw the internet rate they told me at SW that I could only get the SW credit, and couldn't have the money taken off my credit card. I tried this with 3 different women and got the same response, so I kept it at the rate I had because there was no way I'd be flying by next April. I'm upset because I could have my flights now for $460 instead of $700.

Thanks for responding and enjoy your trip.

Disney Ron

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

Originally posted by Disney Ron
First of all I now live off Central Ave. heading toward Scituate.

Secondly, I have airfare booked for $79.00 each way for 8/13-8/25. When I saw the internet rate they told me at SW that I could only get the SW credit, and couldn't have the money taken off my credit card. I tried this with 3 different women and got the same response, so I kept it at the rate I had because there was no way I'd be flying by next April. I'm upset because I could have my flights now for $460 instead of $700.

Thanks for responding and enjoy your trip.

Disney Ron

You could have sold the credits on ebay.

 

[Disney Ron]

The person I talked to Wednesday didn't give me all the info. She told me the credit would only be good for one year from the time I purchased the original flight which was April 5th. Since we vacation every August that would be no good. But the girl I talked to today said that SW has 6 month extensions that I wasn't told about which I could have used on flights next August 2005.

She gave me the # for Customer Service but they are closed today due to the Easter holiday. She said they would probably still give me the internet fare after I explain what happened and the extension, so hopefully everything works out well when I call Monday.

Disney Ron

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

Originally posted by Disney Ron
The person I talked to Wednesday didn't give me all the info. She told me the credit would only be good for one year from the time I purchased the original flight which was April 5th. Since we vacation every August that would be no good. But the girl I talked to today said that SW has 6 month extensions that I wasn't told about which I could have used on flights next August 2005.

She gave me the # for Customer Service but they are closed today due to the Easter holiday. She said they would probably still give me the internet fare after I explain what happened and the extension, so hopefully everything works out well when I call Monday.

Disney Ron

I have heard that they will give extensions and I have heard they won't. All I can say is I hope you have good luck when you call Customer Service on Monday. SWA is really great so I would say you chances are really good. BTW, if you cannot get the extension but can get the fares, let me know. I will travel again in Feb.

 

[emh1129]

hi..
We are also planning to fly from PVD to MCO (Aug.30-Sept.7th). I saw this rate listed online yesterday and the day before (the $49 one-way), and should have booked it right away, but we weren't sure about my husband's work schedule.
So, today I went online to book- and the rate has disappeared! I called SWA and the agent was less than helpful.. she pretty much told me that the $49 rate wasn't ever available for those dates and didn't know if it would be offered in the future.
Anyone know what I should do? We could fly out of Hartford (it's about the same distance) but it's not listed for that right now, either.
This trip really has to be done on a budget, so we aren't sure what to do now..

eileen

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

Originally posted by emh1129
hi..
We are also planning to fly from PVD to MCO (Aug.30-Sept.7th). I saw this rate listed online yesterday and the day before (the $49 one-way), and should have booked it right away, but we weren't sure about my husband's work schedule.
So, today I went online to book- and the rate has disappeared! I called SWA and the agent was less than helpful.. she pretty much told me that the $49 rate wasn't ever available for those dates and didn't know if it would be offered in the future.
Anyone know what I should do? We could fly out of Hartford (it's about the same distance) but it's not listed for that right now, either.
This trip really has to be done on a budget, so we aren't sure what to do now..

eileen

Get the airfares at the 79.00 rate and hope for a drop in the airfare and get a credit for future travel and if you cannot use it, sell it on ebay.

 

[emh1129]

Gail- thanks.. looks like that's what we will have to do..

emh

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

Originally posted by emh1129
Gail- thanks.. looks like that's what we will have to do..

emh

Here is hoping they drop again for you. I am also hoping that they drop for Hartford. I would gladly switch out if they were at 59.00 each way (I don't have to pay to park out of Hartford ).

 

[lawgs]

looks like some of the promotional fares to florida are still good ( cut off date was suppost to be april 9 ) for travel by june 17 to floirda...49 - 79

but can still see some there ....

if i put in june 18 the promotional fare goes to 79$

do not think the promotion ever went beyond june 17 but i could be mistaken since they told me when i booked the "fare sale" for those rates ( to florida ) would expire on april 9th

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

Originally posted by lawgs
looks like some of the promotional fares to florida are still good ( cut off date was suppost to be april 9 ) for travel by june 17 to floirda...49 - 79

but can still see some there ....

if i put in june 18 the promotional fare goes to 79$

do not think the promotion ever went beyond june 17 but i could be mistaken since they told me when i booked the "fare sale" for those rates ( to florida ) would expire on april 9th

What we all booked on for flights later than June was the promo for System Wide Savings. Which was available from 4/6 to 4/8 (or midnight 4/9). And, they were not kidding. I was on the site at 7 am on Friday and they were no longer showing the special.