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<blockquote data-quote="59 Dano" data-source="post: 1281729" data-attributes="member: 23516"><p>I've flown 3 RT flights on SWA with no issues since we got our discount reinstated. It's $94 RT. You call the SWA non-rev number the day before the flight to check. You get a boarding pass just like anyone else, but you're going to be the last in line. I assume that if someone comes in at the last minute with a retail ticket on an otherwise full flight, they will make you leave the plane. </p><p></p><p>Try for the earlier flights. You don't want to be booked for the last flight of the day and get pulled with no other options. Booking an early flight gives you more options if you get pulled. Also look on the airlines' websites at ticket prices for flights on or near the date you want to travel. The higher the ticket price, the more full it's likely to be.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't bother with AA/USAir, United, or Delta. The deals aren't very good and they love to overbook. Stick with the low-cost airlines like SWA, AirTran, JetBlue, Frontier, and so on. They offer flat rates. I haven't looked in a while, but I think they all offer RT tickets for $150 or less anywhere in the lower 48.</p><p></p><p>Flying alone is not a problem. Flying with someone else can be. Flying in a party of more than 3 is not advised.</p><p></p><p>Plan some cushion, if possible, to account for the possibility of being pulled from a full flight. If you must absolutely make one end of the trip by a certain time, buy a regular ticket for that flight and use your discount for the other.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="59 Dano, post: 1281729, member: 23516"] I've flown 3 RT flights on SWA with no issues since we got our discount reinstated. It's $94 RT. You call the SWA non-rev number the day before the flight to check. You get a boarding pass just like anyone else, but you're going to be the last in line. I assume that if someone comes in at the last minute with a retail ticket on an otherwise full flight, they will make you leave the plane. Try for the earlier flights. You don't want to be booked for the last flight of the day and get pulled with no other options. Booking an early flight gives you more options if you get pulled. Also look on the airlines' websites at ticket prices for flights on or near the date you want to travel. The higher the ticket price, the more full it's likely to be. I wouldn't bother with AA/USAir, United, or Delta. The deals aren't very good and they love to overbook. Stick with the low-cost airlines like SWA, AirTran, JetBlue, Frontier, and so on. They offer flat rates. I haven't looked in a while, but I think they all offer RT tickets for $150 or less anywhere in the lower 48. Flying alone is not a problem. Flying with someone else can be. Flying in a party of more than 3 is not advised. Plan some cushion, if possible, to account for the possibility of being pulled from a full flight. If you must absolutely make one end of the trip by a certain time, buy a regular ticket for that flight and use your discount for the other. [/QUOTE]
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