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This is so weird but good. I was actually on twitter chat with Southwest about my inability to access my reservation. She didn’t even have time to do anything and I went back to the app (5 min after trying to access my reservation) and suddenly I can now access it - 2 days exactly minus 30 minutes before my flight. No more error messages (currently). Maybe I will be able to get my boarding passes tomorrow after all.
 
This is so weird but good. I was actually on twitter chat with Southwest about my inability to access my reservation. She didn’t even have time to do anything and I went back to the app (5 min after trying to access my reservation) and suddenly I can now access it - 2 days exactly minus 30 minutes before my flight. No more error messages (currently). Maybe I will be able to get my boarding passes tomorrow after all.

Great news!
 
OK - so after getting up at 6am and refreshing until 8:30am, I gave up and went for my aquafit class. Got home at 11:30am and booked.

Detroit to Orlando
Dec 21 nonstop 2pm - 4:45pm - $177
Orlando to Detroit
Jan 4 nonstop 12:45pm - 3:25pm - $220

I paid in points.

Anyone else see prices from Detroit to Orlando in late December? Really curious to know prices were like at 9am.
I booked around 9am.
I paid the $177 going from DTW on Dec 18 to MCO, but use points on our return on Dec 23.
If I had to pay not using my $150 in vouchers and points, the total for 2 would have been $980.00. So I saved $748.80.
So now I have more money for my Disney trip!!
(I just put in the correct date, sorry)
 
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I booked around 9am.
I paid the $177 going from DTW on Dec 21 to MCO, but use points on our return on Dec 23.
If I had to pay not using my $150 in vouchers and points, the total for 2 would have been $980.00. So I saved $748.80.
So now I have more money for my Disney trip!!

Thanks so much for reporting back! Now I can get to tell DH I didn't miss anything by going to aquafit lol. He was not too happy when he found out I missed the first two hours haha! It was $177 at 9am and was still $177 when I booked at 11:30am.

Did you end up shortening your trip? I remember you had wanted to fly down on Dec 18.
 
Was that WGA or Anytime or Business Select?

I don't often find WGA being that high but def. for Anytime or Business Select. Our Anytime and Business Selects seem to be super high for a while now..like mid-to high $500 per way for Anytime and sometimes $600 per way for Anytime.
Our last 3 flights were 508-510 each way. Bus select and mid tier were so close we opted for Bus. to get the xtra mikes n perk/drink.
Flights are crazy of late.
 
I'm tentatively planning our adult getaway to Disney for late January or early February 2020, so I'll be watching for the next flight release! We should have a Disney reservation booked by the time it rolls around.
 


Was that WGA or Anytime or Business Select?

I don't often find WGA being that high but def. for Anytime or Business Select. Our Anytime and Business Selects seem to be super high for a while now..like mid-to high $500 per way for Anytime and sometimes $600 per way for Anytime.

It was for Anytime tickets. WGA was already sold out by the time I got on (first time that's happened to me), but a friend of mine was on right at release and said they many were also already gone for her too... so I don't know how that happened. There was one WGA flight available, but it was the last one of the day, getting in super late. Not an option with young kids. Plus I hate to give up an entire day in the parks. We'll keep checking for more flights and discounts.
 
So I needed to book our flights over the Christmas holidays not to WDW (which we actually just returned from only yesterday)...but instead from Hartford to Salt Lake City (for a ski trip) to Las Vegas (to visit family), and back to Hartford. (I'm posting here because the DISBoards are my go-to place for posting about vacations, and because I spent the morning waiting for the flight schedule to load, too.) ;)

My stepson picked the dates for the ski trip, and I knew they were going to be awful -- we are traveling the Friday before Christmas, and returning the following weekend.

I ended up paying more than I ever have for Southwest tickets. It was $557pp one way from BDL to SLC (for a WGA fare!), and $394pp for the return leg from LAS to BDL. :sad1: For comparison, I flew out there this past January, and paid just $343pp round trip.

At least the SLC-LAS leg was cheap ($99pp), though the time is very late in the evening.

I thought about waiting for prices to possibly drop, but our dates are fixed and prices are even higher on the legacy carriers, so I bit the bullet and booked. I guess that was the right thing to do, since the WGA fare for my flight is now indicating "Sold Out," but I'm still in sticker shock.

We are in the same boat. We HAD to fly those days and I was shocked at how fast the WGA flights had sold out.
 
So, what is the latest I can cancel a flight and still get my points back? Is it OK to cancel if we are already checked in? DH and I will be moving my DD from her grad student apt back to her home state, and I have a flight booked for DH in case we can't fit him in the car! Probably won't know until a few hours before the flight.
 
So I needed to book our flights over the Christmas holidays not to WDW (which we actually just returned from only yesterday)...but instead from Hartford to Salt Lake City (for a ski trip) to Las Vegas (to visit family), and back to Hartford. (I'm posting here because the DISBoards are my go-to place for posting about vacations, and because I spent the morning waiting for the flight schedule to load, too.) ;)

My stepson picked the dates for the ski trip, and I knew they were going to be awful -- we are traveling the Friday before Christmas, and returning the following weekend.

I ended up paying more than I ever have for Southwest tickets. It was $557pp one way from BDL to SLC (for a WGA fare!), and $394pp for the return leg from LAS to BDL. :sad1: For comparison, I flew out there this past January, and paid just $343pp round trip.

At least the SLC-LAS leg was cheap ($99pp), though the time is very late in the evening.

I thought about waiting for prices to possibly drop, but our dates are fixed and prices are even higher on the legacy carriers, so I bit the bullet and booked. I guess that was the right thing to do, since the WGA fare for my flight is now indicating "Sold Out," but I'm still in sticker shock.
We are in the same boat. We HAD to fly those days and I was shocked at how fast the WGA flights had sold out.
Actually I did get WGA fares for our outbound flight (at $557pp!), but realized this morning that the Anytime fares were just $34pp more. Immediately before the 24 hour mark, I canceled the WGA fares and rebooked the Anytime fares. The Anytime fares are fully refundable, so if cheaper flights come out at a later date I can cancel and rebook. If not, at least I'm getting more RR points this way.
 
Thanks so much for reporting back! Now I can get to tell DH I didn't miss anything by going to aquafit lol. He was not too happy when he found out I missed the first two hours haha! It was $177 at 9am and was still $177 when I booked at 11:30am.

Did you end up shortening your trip? I remember you had wanted to fly down on Dec 18.
Oops, didn't pay attention to the date. No we booked Dec 18 to 23. I dont know why I was thinking the 21st.
 
This is so weird but good. I was actually on twitter chat with Southwest about my inability to access my reservation. She didn’t even have time to do anything and I went back to the app (5 min after trying to access my reservation) and suddenly I can now access it - 2 days exactly minus 30 minutes before my flight. No more error messages (currently). Maybe I will be able to get my boarding passes tomorrow after all.
That's great! I'm still getting the same error but maybe it will heal itself like yours before the end of July.
 
So, what is the latest I can cancel a flight and still get my points back? Is it OK to cancel if we are already checked in? DH and I will be moving my DD from her grad student apt back to her home state, and I have a flight booked for DH in case we can't fit him in the car! Probably won't know until a few hours before the flight.

You will get your points back even if you don’t cancel. I don’t recommend this, as when you cancel you open up a spot for someone else.
 
You will get your points back even if you don’t cancel. I don’t recommend this, as when you cancel you open up a spot for someone else.
Huh. I had no idea. I would definitely cancel, good to know we can do it relatively close to flight time. DD seems to think she has sold enough stuff and taken some home earlier that we can fit 3 people in the car. I drove her there by myself 2 years ago.
 
That's great! I'm still getting the same error but maybe it will heal itself like yours before the end of July.

I hope it does. I can’t believe mine did. I can still see my reservation. Will hopefully have my boarding passes around 6am eastern. Just under 48 hours before flight is when it fixed itself
 
WOW! It is now 11pm (12 hrs since I booked). The fares of my flights have jumped since I booked at 11:30am.

Detroit to Orlando
Dec 21 booked at $177, now at $220 (not many left)

Orlando to Detroit
Jan 4 booked at $220, now at $466. Oh wait a second, just rechecked and few more WannaGetAway tix popped up for $240.

Oops, didn't pay attention to the date. No we booked Dec 18 to 23. I dont know why I was thinking the 21st.

Oh Wednesday is much cheaper. I am still seeing $177/$185 on that day. So sounds like prices stayed pretty stable through the day.
 
WOW! It is now 11pm (12 hrs since I booked). The fares of my flights have jumped since I booked at 11:30am.

Detroit to Orlando
Dec 21 booked at $177, now at $220 (not many left)

Orlando to Detroit
Jan 4 booked at $220, now at $466. Oh wait a second, just rechecked and few more WannaGetAway tix popped up for $240.



Oh Wednesday is much cheaper. I am still seeing $177/$185 on that day. So sounds like prices stayed pretty stable through the day.

All the WGA fares on my flights are gone, so $207 to $436 one way...but that's because our group booked 70 tickets. If you see a large group of boys in military dress uniforms at MCO near Thanksgiving, wave to me 😆
 
Prices ONE DAY LATER!
Updated post below with prices on Sat, June 1.

WOW! It is now 11pm (12 hrs since I booked). The fares of my flights have jumped since I booked at 11:30am.

Detroit to Orlando
Dec 21 booked at $177, now at $220 (not many left) , Sat June 1: $277

Orlando to Detroit
Jan 4 booked at $220, now at $466. Oh wait a second, just rechecked and few more WannaGetAway tix popped up for $240., Sat June 1: $466 (no more WGA tix)
 

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