SWA offers FREE flights to IA ticketholders!

[NotUrsula]

If you have Indepence Air tickets for flights through March 6, SWA will honor them for FREE. Here are the details: http://www.southwest.com/about_swa/press/independence_air.html

 

[debster812]

Very Worthy of a Bump.

This could generate ALL KINDS of goodwill for SWA for all the displaced IA passengers.

 

[pumpkinboy]

Independence Air Customer Accommodations
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General Information
Once Independence Air ceases operations on January 5, at 7:00pm, Southwest will allow Customers ticketed for travel on Independence Air the opportunity to fly on a standby basis at no charge for the next 60 days (through March 6, 2006). Standby travel will be allowed only for the exact date and city pairs for which Southwest has scheduled service, unless an alternate airport has been specified. Customers must present Independence Air’s travel document (paper ticket or ticketless travel receipt) at SWA Ticket Counter on day of travel. Any Customers who are holding Independence Air reservations and wish to have a confirmed seat on Southwest Airlines should purchase a ticket on Southwest and seek a refund of their original ticket through Independence Air. Customers should call our toll free Reservations Centers at 1 800 I FLY SWA (800 435-9792) for more information.

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Markets Accommodated
Exact SWA City Matches For Independence Air Tickets

Albany, NY (ALB), Buffalo, NY (BUF), Cleveland, OH (CLE), Columbus, OH (CMH), Detroit, MI (DTW), Ft. Lauderdale, FL (FLL), Ft. Myers, FL (RSW), Hartford, CT (BDL), Indianapolis, IN (IND), Long Island/Islip, NY (ISP), Jacksonville, FL (JAX), Las Vegas, NV (LAS), Nashville, TN (BNA), Manchester, NH (MHT), Orlando, FL (MCO), Pittsburgh, PA (PIT), Providence, RI (PVD), Raleigh-Durham, NC (RDU), Tampa, FL (TPA), West Palm Beach, FL (PBI)

Independence Air Cities and Acceptable Southwest Alternatives

Washington Dulles-IAD (BWI), NY LaGuardia-LGA (ISP), Newark-EWR (ISP or PHL), White Plains-HPN (ISP), Boston-BOS (MHT AND PVD), PBI (FLL AND PBI), Syracuse-SYR (BUF), Rochester-ROC (BUF), Charlotte, NC-CLT (RDU), Chicago O’Hare-ORD (MDW), Greensboro, NC-GSO (RDU)

From the text of the announcement, it doesn't appear that they are really free tix, but rather the standard standby arrangement required of the airlines (ie, if there is a seat going empty of a SWA flight, they will fill it with a FLYi ticketholder at no charge. FLYi customers who want a confirmed seat will still need to buy one, as with the other airlines.

Still, it should generate some goodwill among unlucky passengers stranded by the FLYi demise.

 

[safetymom]

http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/

Here are some more articles about this.