Change of ticket fees for Southwest and JetBlue

[lindanj]

We were scheduled to go to Disney April 12-18th. Have purchased non-refundable tickets on Southwest and Jetblue. Unfortunately due to a family illness, we will need to postpone our trip until this summer. Does anyone know what the fee is on either airline to change the ticket until the summer. I will double check the website.....just looking for a quick answer here first. There are 6 or us going.....2 adults and 4 children.

Thanks for any advise.

 

[CarolAnnB]

copied from JetBlue website:
Change/Cancel Fee Amounts
Changes and cancellations made 60 days or more prior to departure date:

$75 per person fee + difference in fare

Changes and cancellations made within 60 days of departure date:

$75 per person fee for fares under $100 + difference in fare
$100 per person fee for fares between $100 - $149 + difference in fare
$150 per person fee for fares $150 or more+ difference in fare
*Not applicable for Getaways bookings - click here for Getaways change/cancel fee structure.


SW does not have change fee - funds held in credit account but must be used within one year from original purchase date - not the cancellation or flight date.

 

[jayhawk74]

On Southwest there is no fee to change flights. You do have to pay for any increase in the fare. Also you have 1 year to use the credit, the year starts from the date of the original purchase.

 

[SteveMouse]

And "use" means to actually complete all flight(s) with the credit- not just book a flight or be in the middle of a trip.

 

[Objectivity]

Everything said about Southwest is correct.

Last year, we booked. Then we changed flights to save money. Then we changed airports and days (at the same time) - all over the course of a few months.

There were no change fees for any of that.

The only "issue" which ended up not being a problem is that we had to make the changes on the phone and that our one confirmation for four people turned into two confirmations for two people each, with one confirmation that we couldn't see online. (Although when we called and checked it was no problem).