Change the name with Southwest
Feb 28th, 2007, 09:16 AM
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It is down to a $365 so we are $200 short. I had put this one on hold but should i wait few more weeks? Maybe it will drop some more? If it is less can I exchange? Forgot to ask them...
Feb 28th, 2007, 10:02 AM
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Airlines don;t change names on tickets once issued. It MUST be used by the person for whom it was bought.
If teat person is no longer going and you want to buy a ticket for the person who is going you can probably put the cost of the unused ticket towards it.
That is realistically your only option to use the value of th ticket. (And the person who is added later needs to undetstand that since they are buying later the cheaper tickets are gone.)
Airlines don;t change names on the same ticket - as explained above several times.
This is just the way the industry works - and they're not going to change it for you.
So - either use the ticket value towards a high price ticket - or throw it out. Those are your only 2 choices.
If teat person is no longer going and you want to buy a ticket for the person who is going you can probably put the cost of the unused ticket towards it.
That is realistically your only option to use the value of th ticket. (And the person who is added later needs to undetstand that since they are buying later the cheaper tickets are gone.)
Airlines don;t change names on the same ticket - as explained above several times.
This is just the way the industry works - and they're not going to change it for you.
So - either use the ticket value towards a high price ticket - or throw it out. Those are your only 2 choices.
Feb 28th, 2007, 10:13 AM
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Why such a rant? What have I done?
This is very frustration to be slammed just because reader did not read correctly.
I do understand all the above but what does it have to do with my last post?
I said I found lower fare then before.
Now my neighbor will have to pay me $200 not $300 which is great!
I asked should I wait or buy now hoping that people who travel by Southwest often might know that prices are going down closer to a travel date or not.
That was it, no need to shout at me.
Thanks
This is very frustration to be slammed just because reader did not read correctly.
I do understand all the above but what does it have to do with my last post?
I said I found lower fare then before.
Now my neighbor will have to pay me $200 not $300 which is great!
I asked should I wait or buy now hoping that people who travel by Southwest often might know that prices are going down closer to a travel date or not.
That was it, no need to shout at me.
Thanks
Mar 5th, 2007, 04:53 AM
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Yup, I flew "Southworst" for the first time a couple of months ago. Newer planes with roomier seats, snacks served and overall great service at an amazing price than what I've been flying out of my home market. I sure wish they flew into my city - I'd fly them all the time.
I agree with BeachBoi.
I agree with BeachBoi.
Mar 5th, 2007, 05:23 AM
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Fedora: Gekko knows absolutely nothing about WN (Southwest) since, as he says, he has never flown w/ them. "Southworst" is just a lame attempt at a joke. He has offered the same sort of non-advice before. WN is a fine airline - good service, good to great fares, one-way tix w/o any penalty -- and more.
What you wanted to do would not be allowed on any airline -- not just WN.
What you wanted to do would not be allowed on any airline -- not just WN.
Mar 5th, 2007, 05:55 AM
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First of all -- Southwest does not hold seats or reservations; so not sure what you meant by that. You have to pay for them when you make them.
If you wait to get a cheaper seat, it may or maynot happen. Going to Florida during Spring break, it's a busy time and sure folks do cancel reservations, [just like you will have to do with your extra ticket] I am not sure how long that seat would last and if it even goes back to being the cheap seat it started out as.
I canceled 2 seats and then had to rebook them; the cost originally was $98 each; second time they were $200. That's just the way it goes. Suck it up to life's experiences.
Why did you buy a 4th ticket in the first place if you didn't need it?
Second -- I have just had to go through several flight changes on Southwest as a result of my medical appointments being changed frequently. They do not a charge any fee to cancel, rebook a ticket. When you cancel, you get a credit that is good for 1 year and can be applied towards another ticket. All you need to know is the confirmation number and the name that was on the credit card that was used to make the original purchase. The new ticket can even be made in someone else's name.
That alone makes Southwest GREAT in my opinion.
The overall experience on the plane, the A/B/C thing not withstanding adds to it. I have learned to checkin online 24 hours in advance; be at the airport early enough to get through security and to the waiting area in plenty of time to get my choice of seats. All this causes less stress too.
I am glad that I am able to fly Southwest as much as I do.
Don't knock it if you haven't tried it!
If you wait to get a cheaper seat, it may or maynot happen. Going to Florida during Spring break, it's a busy time and sure folks do cancel reservations, [just like you will have to do with your extra ticket] I am not sure how long that seat would last and if it even goes back to being the cheap seat it started out as.
I canceled 2 seats and then had to rebook them; the cost originally was $98 each; second time they were $200. That's just the way it goes. Suck it up to life's experiences.
Why did you buy a 4th ticket in the first place if you didn't need it?
Second -- I have just had to go through several flight changes on Southwest as a result of my medical appointments being changed frequently. They do not a charge any fee to cancel, rebook a ticket. When you cancel, you get a credit that is good for 1 year and can be applied towards another ticket. All you need to know is the confirmation number and the name that was on the credit card that was used to make the original purchase. The new ticket can even be made in someone else's name.
That alone makes Southwest GREAT in my opinion.
The overall experience on the plane, the A/B/C thing not withstanding adds to it. I have learned to checkin online 24 hours in advance; be at the airport early enough to get through security and to the waiting area in plenty of time to get my choice of seats. All this causes less stress too.
I am glad that I am able to fly Southwest as much as I do.
Don't knock it if you haven't tried it!
Mar 6th, 2007, 06:43 AM
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Fedora - to answer your second question (which I now see is a week old) I think you should jump on the $200 ticket instead of waiting. The cheap seats on Southwest are the first to go; and that fare is more likely to go up than down.
The good news is that your original traveller who can no longer go will have a $150 credit to use on Southwest.
The good news is that your original traveller who can no longer go will have a $150 credit to use on Southwest.
