SWA itinerary change

[Princess Tink]

Does anyone know if you can change one way of the round-trip flight without effecting the return flight or not.....flying Southwest Right now we have reservations leaving May 19, to return May 29. I would like to change the day we leave to May 20, as my husband has to work that day, and we'd rather start the next morning. However, I had a decent rate and don't want to effect the return flight, I'm willing to pay extra for changing the flight out though.

I hope this doesn't sound confusing.

 

[jl3614]

I thought with SWA you are actually booking 2 one-way segments - they just package them togehter as a round trip. Changing one flight should not affect the other. You will of course get whatever rate is currently available for your new outbound day.

I'd just call them and ask - they a generally pretty helpful.

 

[disneyfor3]

Go to the travel section - click on change itinerary. You can click to change only the outbound flight. Make your changes and then check the new price (when I've changed mine I've been lucky enough to have the same price). You can then either choose to make the changes or decide not to; if agreeable click change itinerary and you are done. No penalty to change. In fact, if your fare goes down in price, you can change your flight (if the times are still available) and get a credit to be used in the future.

 

[Princess Tink]

Thanks for all your help. Unfortuantely, the cost goes up by $25/person.....becuase it forces me to rebook both 'legs' of the trip. Urgh, I guess I'll just have to leave it as is, and hope for the best........well be ,making a mad dash for the airport when my DH gets off work that day! I hope nobody decides to get in my way between the 2 places, I'll be a mad woman driver!

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

That is odd, the last time I tried this, I only had to change one leg if I wanted. I just did not click the little circle on the return leg.

 

[CarolA]

It depends on your fare class. Some of them are round trip required and changing one way invalidates the whole airfare.