Whether your flight was booked on points or a revenue ticket, the process to rebook (and thus re-price) is extremely easy.įirst, sign in to your Southwest Rapid Rewards account.
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For the new Wanna Get Away Plus fares, you will receive transferable flight credits that allow you to transfer your flight credit to someone else. Travel Funds credits are nontransferable and can only be used for the same passenger. You have one year from the date you initially booked the flight to use the credit (not from the date you rebooked). If you paid for the flight: If you booked the lowest-price Wanna Get Away fares, you will receive a Travel Funds credit for the difference in the fare.If you happen to find a lower price, you’ll either receive a Travel Funds credit or your points back, depending on how you initially paid for the fare. Related: The best Southwest Airlines credit cards What happens when you find a lower price (Photo by Zach Griff/The Points Guy) Many Southwest members - myself included - have been able to rebook upcoming flights and get the fare difference back in their pockets. It’s a huge perk and a great option for travelers who want to reduce their overall costs, whether that be in points or dollars. Southwest doesn’t limit travelers to a 24-hour rule like most other airlines or allot passengers a one-time courtesy.
You can rebook anytime from the initial booking up until 10 minutes before the flight’s departure. Southwest even allows you to rebook an unlimited number of times. All customers can rebook a flight to get the best price available, elite status or no elite status. Some other airlines do waive their fees for those with status but on Southwest, it doesn’t matter who you are. Whether you booked using points or paid cash, you can always rebook your flight and get the difference back. However, there is one airline that will not charge you any fees when a fare decreases: Southwest. If those fees - which used to soar into the $200 range - start creeping back, it most likely won’t be worth it to rebook if a fare drops in price. Should you book now? Hold off a few days? A few months? It can be a stressful process, especially when buying tickets for an entire family.Īlthough most airlines dropped their hefty change fees during the pandemic, there’s no guarantee those policies will last through the future we saw this when British Airways scrapped its “Book with Confidence” policy this week. You never know what the price might be a few days or months down the line, and it’s hard to know if you’re booking the lowest possible rate. "It may be the kind of thing that customers don't notice until they need it," Leff said.Why Southwest’s change policy is notable (Photo by Ben Smithson/The Points Guy)īooking an airline flight is a gamble. airlines would say how often they pay to put a passenger on another carrier's flight, so it is unclear how many people will be affected. As for customers who need help getting to their destination on time, "You've got to convince someone to do it for you," he said. It comes down to how individual employees take this new policy," Leff said. "We are going to have to wait and see what it looks like in practice. In an interview, he said the ability to be transferred to another airline has always been one of the big advantages of traveling on those large carriers instead of a budget airline. The new American policy was first reported by Gary Leff on his blog, View from the Wing. She said if the passenger is going to a big event like a wedding, "our employees are always empowered to make the right decision for our customers." She said economy customers can be placed on a non-partner airline like American or Delta if they would otherwise be stranded overnight and the delay was United's fault. United Airlines declined to provide its guidelines to the AP, but spokeswoman Maddie King described restrictions that were updated last year and seem similar to American's. Delta spokesman Morgan Durrant said agents are told to try to rebook customers on partner airlines, but they can send anyone, including economy passengers, to American or United. Delta made a portion of its guidelines available, and they do not appear biased against transferring economy passengers to another carrier. American made its instructions to agents available to The Associated Press.
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