No, they would never do this as families who have young children and know they will board after the A’s may not rush to check-in at the 24 hour mark. It would be a huge disadvantage if suddenly they had families board with their boarding groups.just curious, has SW ever suspended family boarding due to too many families in line?
Um, yeah! The point of family boarding is so little kids aren’t sitting with strangers, not to allow a whole family reunion to skip the line.I have seen them turn away extended family during the boarding process (flight leaving Orlando). Several aunts, uncles and grandma and grandpa walked away unhappy about going back to their boarding group but it was fair as the flight was completely full.
Any answer to this question is purely anecdotal and will not provide any relevant info to your specific trip and dates.Usually sw tickets buffalo to orlando late August are 80-140. I am looking at July and August on southwest and JetBlue and they are all 200+
Each year I book as soon as they are released and get a good price.
how have prices been this year when they release dates? Double the norm or you can still get a good deal?
I fly that route fairly often and I would be very shocked if that was the best price for late August. I personally wouldn’t book if it was more than $125-$150 but everybody has their own risk tolerance. I just flew down MLK weekend (leading into Regents week) and our flight down kept decreasing in price, it ended up being less than $100 one way. I have found lately that for non-peak season prices usually go down a few weeks after release. Of course past experience doesn’t guarantee future results, but that seems very high to me for that time of year.Usually sw tickets buffalo to orlando late August are 80-140. I am looking at July and August on southwest and JetBlue and they are all 200+
Each year I book as soon as they are released and get a good price.
how have prices been this year when they release dates? Double the norm or you can still get a good deal?
I understand what OP is saying. Our non-stop flights from BUF-MCO last Sep were $94 one way snd $106 the other. I’m also hoping for (but not expecting) good prices on flights when they release next month.I think it depends what day & flight you want. I flew from Buffalo 4 Xs last year. We fly Sat- Sat, 1st nonstop down & last nonstop back, I would say we paid $120s or higher each way. I haven’t seen less than $100 for our flights in awhile.
There was a chart listed recently that will hopefully give you some guidance. If I remember correctly it will probably be sometime in May.About when will SW release flights for thanksgiving?
I fly that route fairly often and I would be very shocked if that was the best price for late August. I personally wouldn’t book if it was more than $125-$150 but everybody has their own risk tolerance. I just flew down MLK weekend (leading into Regents week) and our flight down kept decreasing in price, it ended up being less than $100 one way. I have found lately that for non-peak season prices usually go down a few weeks after release. Of course past experience doesn’t guarantee future results, but that seems very high to me for that time of year.
Yeah - Or even stay the night at the MCO Hyatt and fly home the next day if it's an early flight. We've done that and it's pretty nice!Then, um, stay over another night at a Value and fly home the next day on jetBlue?
That’s my plan. I booked AS Movies this morning.Then, um, stay over another night at a Value and fly home the next day on jetBlue?