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[PCFriar80]

Just scored $526 in flight credits for the 2 of us, spread over our October trip and December trip! That $263 per person will more than likely cover our next trip........maybe April, 2024?

 

[scrappinginontario]

I’m pretty sure my flights have dropped but keep getting an error when I try to login. Is anyone else having trouble logging in?

 

[pooh'smate]

I’m pretty sure my flights have dropped but keep getting an error when I try to login. Is anyone else having trouble logging in?

There is a huge Amazon Web Service outage right now that is affecting a lot of companies. SW appears to be one of them

 

[PCFriar80]

I’m pretty sure my flights have dropped but keep getting an error when I try to login. Is anyone else having trouble logging in?

Keep trying. It happened to me. Quit your browser, delete history and try again.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

So we booked Vegas for Labor Day (3rd going to Vegas, 6th coming back home) with the sale at $125 pp per way. We opted to pay cash this time using one of our two gift cards purchased through Costco when they were discounted. I believe the point value was around 8,000 pp per way so not bad honestly had we chose that way.

Oddly the extremely early flights non-stop wasn't there. Instead we'll arrive at 9:30am which is much later than in the past but still fine. In some ways my husband is excited to somewhat sleep in

 

[bookgirl2632]

Keep checking your Fall flights, people! I saved 2300 points yesterday and then I saved another 2300 points today. The prices keep changing! Good luck!

 

[Dakota731]

Even with the 40OFF my October LGB to OAK flight was cheaper when I bought it. $66 versus $72.

Does 40 off show up at the end? Entering code and checkout price the same??

 

[nekonekoneko]

Does 40 off show up at the end? Entering code and checkout price the same??

It should show up right when you're selecting the flight you want. The original price will be scratched out with the sale price underneath.

 

[Music City Mama]

I know someone here will be able to answer this. I need to check in on Friday at the 24 hour mark before our flight (no Early Bird for the flight there). The kids and I are on one reservation and my husband on another. In order to check in at the same time as best as we can to get our boarding groups about the same, what's the best way to accomplish this? Have one reservation/confirmation pulled up on my phone and another on a computer?

 

[Lori74]

I know someone here will be able to answer this. I need to check in on Friday at the 24 hour mark before our flight (no Early Bird for the flight there). The kids and I are on one reservation and my husband on another. In order to check in at the same time as best as we can to get our boarding groups about the same, what's the best way to accomplish this? Have one reservation/confirmation pulled up on my phone and another on a computer?

yes this is what i do. use 2 devices

 

[Lori74]

what is the countdown for wanna get away day? do we anticipate a better sale than the 40% off?

 

[Wiltony]

Yeah a flight I have been checking on frequently was originally purchased at $99. I check all my flights once in a while, and notice it's been at around $125 lately, including the day before this 40 off sale. I checked that same flight once this sale hit, and it has $210 crossed out with $125 as the price! Incredibly deceitful.

They're doing the classic Kohl's and Amazon method of "let's artificially raise the price on everything and then put it "on sale" to make it appear everyone is getting a great deal!

 

[georgina]

Not a scam in all cases! I saved 5000 points from my original 12,000 point booking yesterday on one flight in August. (Times 2 because we both saved that much.) We paid the equivalent of $172 each, cash price is now $110. Other flights were not cheaper with the sale, I have one for $44 in late August with a return at $64, they couldn't beat that with the 40% off sale. I did save on another flight in November, cancelled the cash booking and used points for the discounted rate.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Not a scam in all cases! I saved 5000 points from my original 12,000 point booking yesterday on one flight in August. (Times 2 because we both saved that much.) We paid the equivalent of $172 each, cash price is now $110. Other flights were not cheaper with the sale, I have one for $44 in late August with a return at $64, they couldn't beat that with the 40% off sale. I did save on another flight in November, cancelled the cash booking and used points for the discounted rate.

LaGuardia was $68 with the sale, yeah that's a pretty darn good deal there.

 

[PCFriar80]

LaGuardia was $68 with the sale, yeah that's a pretty darn good deal there.

Similar for me from BDL. $77 each way for October and $71 each way for December! All non-stop flights. Keep the scams coming!

 

[nekonekoneko]

Yeah a flight I have been checking on frequently was originally purchased at $99. I check all my flights once in a while, and notice it's been at around $125 lately, including the day before this 40 off sale. I checked that same flight once this sale hit, and it has $210 crossed out with $125 as the price! Incredibly deceitful.

They're doing the classic Kohl's and Amazon method of "let's artificially raise the price on everything and then put it "on sale" to make it appear everyone is getting a great deal!

Slightly off topic, but a man in NW California is suing a Safeway for something very similar. He was waiting for a BOGO sale on Ben and Jerry's ice cream, normally $4/pt there. Well, just before the sale, the Safeway jacked the price to $7.49. Right after the sale, it went back down to $4.

https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/california-safeway-bogo-deal-lawsuit-18146761.php

 

[qv09vvp]

Yeah! On our Austin to Mco flights I saved 14000 points by rebooking yesterday . I do have a question on early bird though I booked those original flights pretty quickly the day they were released.... does my early bird retain my place in the early bird line or by rebooking did it move me farther back? Normally I wouldn't worry as it's usually just the 2 of us. But this time we are a group of 5 catching a flight with another group of 7 family members . I love this thread, I've learned so much!

 

[Dakota731]

It should show up right when you're selecting the flight you want. The original price will be scratched out with the sale price underneath.

Yep no 40 off for our flight in November

 

[EACarlson]

Yeah! On our Austin to Mco flights I saved 14000 points by rebooking yesterday . I do have a question on early bird though I booked those original flights pretty quickly the day they were released.... does my early bird retain my place in the early bird line or by rebooking did it move me farther back? Normally I wouldn't worry as it's usually just the 2 of us. But this time we are a group of 5 catching a flight with another group of 7 family members . I love this thread, I've learned so much!

We have scientifically derived evidence that just taking advantage of a price drop does not change your EBCI priority. A member here put it to the test a couple months ago, they had two confirmations on the same flight booked at the same time with EBCI, they took advantage of a small price drop on one of the reservations but not the other, the two reservations still ended up next to each other in boarding order.

 

[sandam1]

I need a pro to check me on this - If I purchase a Wanna Get Away Plus ticket (which is $9 more than the Wanna Get Away ticket), I could be able to switch to any other flight that day for free? I'm reading something about "taxes and fees" being additional, but if I already paid the taxes from my original flight, I shouldn't have to pay them again, correct?

Right now I'm booking a late night flight which isn't ideal, but for the minimal cost, I'm willing to take the chance that I might be able to get on a more expensive earlier flight.