All things Southwest Airlines

[Slotspert]

I pretty much do EB always, saves me the trouble of remembering that 24 hour checkin time.

So many people now do the EB that I got a lousy B15 on my EB to Vegas last time and I bought the tickets months earlier. So there is no guarantee, but I would hate to think what I would get if I did not have EB.

[treyster]

So many people now do the EB that I got a lousy B15 on my EB to Vegas last time and I bought the tickets months earlier. So there is no guarantee, but I would hate to think what I would get if I did not have EB.

If you buy early bird and rebook, you get booted back to the end of the early bird line. Early bird is assigned in chronological order so the earlier you buy early bird, the better your seat number. If you buy early bird 5 months in advance, you might get A22, but if you rebook that same flight two weeks before the travel date, you might get B18.

My advice when buying SWA fights is to always book individual legs and not a roundtrip. The price is the same and it's easier to rebook. Also we now book separate flights for each of us, just gives you most flexibility if something comes up. Only drawback is you have 4 confirmation numbers to keep track of for two people.

[Nhcris]

If you buy early bird and rebook, you get booted back to the end of the early bird line. Early bird is assigned in chronological order so the earlier you buy early bird, the better your seat number. If you buy early bird 5 months in advance, you might get A22, but if you rebook that same flight two weeks before the travel date, you might get B18.

My advice when buying SWA fights is to always book individual legs and not a roundtrip. The price is the same and it's easier to rebook. Also we now book separate flights for each of us, just gives you most flexibility if something comes up. Only drawback is you have 4 confirmation numbers to keep track of for two people.

I completely agree with this. I have also been led to believe that the price you paid for your ticket is somehow factored in, although I'm not sure how they would do that. Sometimes I don't bother rebooking when the price changes by just a few dollars.

[treyster]

I completely agree with this. I have also been led to believe that the price you paid for your ticket is somehow factored in, although I'm not sure how they would do that. Sometimes I don't bother rebooking when the price changes by just a few dollars.

Nowadays I usually draw the rebook line around $20. Any less than that is not worth losing my EB spot and having to keep track of the credit.