Strangeness at Southwest

[1000th happy haunt]

Southwest is having a sale on fares nationwide up to November 2. Now is the time to book my October trip. However.....

When I called the other day about extending my credit that would expire August 19th, I was told the extension would be from the day I called forward six months. They said that would place it at the end of October. When I called today to extend the credit, they said they would send me a voucher in the mail, and the credit would be extended six months from the original expiration date, so it would now expire on February 19th.

I usually book Southwest trips one way. When I checked the prices using round trip travel, I see the sale prices, but when I look again using one way trips, I don't see the sale prices. Is this just a hiccup in the system that will eventually clear and allow me to book my flights one-way??

This is all very confusing.

 

[Cyndo723]

Southwest can be a little bit confusing with their pricing. Everything is priced each way, but sometimes "sales" will be on round-trip only. You will also find that sometimes ding fares will be only on one-way travel or possibly only on specific flights. I have also found that sometimes the ding fares will be more than the "sale" round trip prices. You just have to do what's best for each situation and be flexible. Is there a specific reason to book one way only?

 

[1000th happy haunt]

I usually book our trips one way in case a DING comes up and I can only use it for one leg of the trip.

 

[Cyndo723]

I would say that if the "sale" fare looks good, then go ahead and book it. I have been watching the dings and they don't look nearly as good as previous years.