Bought Airline Tickets on Southwest and a week later they're cheaper?
I bought a round trip airline ticket from San Antonio TX to Reno NV for 152 dollars both ways and now only a week later they're 129 dollars both ways for the same flight I will be on. Any chance southwest will refund the difference?
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Read the terms of purchase. . in most cases no. Even if they did give you a refund it would be like a credit not cash or back to your card.
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I have not flown Southwest for a while. It used to be you can always cancel and the funds go into your account. You can then use the funds electronically to purchase a new ticket at the lower price. Then you'll have $23 credit in your account that you can use towards a future purchase. I am not sure if their policy has changed or not. Edit: Since I got a thumb down, that probably means someone knows Southwest has changed their policy. I know how it used to be because I used to cancel and re-buy at the lower fare. But have not flown with them for over 8 years. Edit: Yeah ok. I looked it up and I was right. They have not changed their policy. http://www.southwest.com/fares/pop_fareCompare.html You can see all of their fares are "reusable" so you can cancel and rebuy. Of course the credit in fare difference only makes you return and buy from them again!
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No. Just as if the price had gone up, you would not be charged extra.
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No........would you be willing to pay more is the cost of your trip went up...........sorry.......
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They might. I don't know about Southwest, but there have been many times I've called Northwest after the price of a flight goes down and they always give me a voucher for the difference. There may also be a minimum price difference required as well; I don't know if they'd give you a voucher for a difference of less than $75 or $100. I would definitely call the airline and check. It doesn't hurt to ask.
