Yes, you get the points back to your account. As for not changing your place in the EBCI "line,' as long as it's the same fight, you shouldn't lose your place. We're not 100% sure, but there is someone testing it.
Thanks, I remember doing this multiple times with rental cars in the past.
As long as you "change" and not cancel/rebook you will not lose your place is my understanding.
We will have a scientific finding next month when @Wood Nymph flies. They changed one of the reservations to take the $6 credit and left the other one alone. For Science!!!
Have to call, they have to break apart the reservation, then cancel that person.
I think I know what you're asking but want to make sure. You were all booked on a WGA fare, you called, split and cancelled one traveler. Then used that credit to book a WGA+ fare so you can get a transferable credit? If I have that right, then yes, wait 48 hours before cancelling, you won't want the cancellation to go back to original payment.
Yes, exactly what I am asking. Want to ensure the credit becomes transferrable to changing to a WGA+ fare to change to another traveler. Appreciate the reassurance
We're not quite sure about this. As shared, @Wood Nymph is conducting a test of this in April.
I would do A. I'll easily drive an extra hour to not have to deal with the connection. Even more so when B is going to require a hotel the night before.
Yes there is a small price difference that I updated in my original post. But cost isn’t a huge factor because we each have $200 vouchers to use.
Personally, I only fly non-stop if at all possible.
If you didn't have the 4 year old I would have suggested the connection because it gets you in 4 hours earlier than the non-stop option. But with the 4 year old that early of a flight unless you lived much closer that's hard to do much less adding in connections. So while I wouldn't want the timing of the non-stop option I would select that option.
I would choose "A" too. $200 SWA vouchers have already decided this for you, but there are regional airports serviced by Allegiant in upstate NY that are super easy to fly out of and direct to Sanford (which is also easy to fly into). They fly out of Plattsburgh, Newburgh, Elmira, as well as Albany and Syracuse. We have had very good luck with them (but there are plenty of disaster stories, since they have limited planes and routes). Sometimes, it's worth the risk for direct flights and easy airports.
