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serene56 · 08-03-2011, 10:26 AM

I booked a flight this past weekend on Southwest.
Today I noticed the price went down 147.00 for all our tickets.
We did buy into the Early Bird.

Now if I cancel that flight and rebook it will I lose the spot of the early bird seats?

~Amy~® · 08-03-2011, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by serene56

I booked a flight this past weekend on Southwest.
Today I noticed the price went down 147.00 for all our tickets.
We did buy into the Early Bird.

Now if I cancel that flight and rebook it will I lose the spot of the early bird seats?

Yes, because it will be a brand new reservation.

You may also want to check to see if there are any cancellation fees that apply as well.

paulmorin · 08-03-2011, 03:39 PM

SW has no cancellation fees. Your $$$ goes into your account. You should call them and see if you are due a credit because of the cheaper fare. This happened to me and I was credited $52.

*Andrea J.* · 08-03-2011, 04:06 PM

but airtran still has cancellation fees.

serene56 · 08-04-2011, 03:55 PM

SouthWest has no cancellation fees.

When I make changes the EB goes away from when I first booked it but comes back when I rebook- so the people who booked after me will get onboard before me.

There was not that many days from when I first booked so I took that chance.

Problem being is now the credit is to each person-- not to the person who booked it-- (i doubt that three of them will go on another vacation.

(being older)

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serene56 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 464	SouthWest has no cancellation fees. When I make changes the EB goes away from when I first booked it but comes back when I rebook- so the people who booked after me will get onboard before me. There was not that many days from when I first booked so I took that chance. Problem being is now the credit is to each person-- not to the person who booked it-- (i doubt that three of them will go on another vacation. (being older) Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Share Post on Facebook __________________