FarePrices

I was A List Preferred for years and yeah, the open seating and free bags were great. But let’s be honest, a big reason a lot of us flew Southwest was the pricing. It used to be reasonable, even last minute. Lately though? The fares feel crazy. Flights that were around $240 a...

Booked a Southwest basic fare last week for a flight next month. Just noticed the exact same flight is now over $100 cheaper. Thinking of canceling and rebooking to grab the lower price. For those who’ve done this, how fast do the flight credits show up after canceling? Is it...

Just priced out a short off peak flight I’ve taken a bunch of times and Southwest wants over $300. For less than an hour in the air. American has basically the same route for $167. That’s not a small difference. I’ve been flying Southwest since the 90s and always defaulted to...

I don’t get who Southwest thinks they’re fooling with this whole reshuffle. It just feels like a straight money grab. I’m a casual flyer. I don’t care about status, boarding games, or flexing. I fly a few times a year and Southwest used to be perfect. Decent prices, simple...

We fly to Hawaii every spring break, same route every year. Long Beach out on Easter Sunday, stay a week. Last year it was about $1,700 for four tickets, which was already up a lot from the year before. Checked this year and it’s showing $7,500 for the same four tickets. Seven....

This one’s totally on me, but I’m still annoyed with myself. Back in July, I bought a round-trip ticket from Houston to Pensacola for a Mardi Gras ball we attend every February in Alabama. Hotel is booked Friday–Sunday… but somehow I booked our return flight for Monday. I only...

Yeah, that’s exactly how it works and why it feels like a ripoff. The upgrade offer is not replacing your ticket or refunding the $800 you already paid. It’s an extra charge on top of your existing economy ticket. So $800 + $2700 = $3500ish total, even if business was $2800 when...

Looking at a Southwest flight for late February and something feels off. Seat map shows around 35 standard seats still available, but the only fares offered are Choice Preferred or Choice Extra. No regular Choice fare at all. Feels like a forced upsell. I don’t need early...

Booked an Economy Classic T fare through an OTA (Venice to Bangkok) and thinking about switching the outbound to Phuket while keeping the return the same. Qatar support said I can do it directly with them within 4 days of departure. Current fare difference is about $400 total...

Went to book at the airport to avoid the $22 carrier usage charge. Counter was empty, so I called in and they waived the fee. But here’s the weird part: online the fare was $83, agent quoted me $100. After the waived fee, I paid $78 only $5 cheaper instead of $22. Online price...