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Re: Traveling Southwest to SDCC 2018
« Reply #75 on: March 29, 2018, 12:04:30 PM »
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Anyone use You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login? I'm unsure of accuracy or reliability.

If anything i would call southwest directly cause guessing they give info to sites of any changes anytime.

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Re: Traveling Southwest to SDCC 2018
« Reply #76 on: March 29, 2018, 01:04:50 PM »
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New Orleans is NOT going down and it hasn't been this high in a long damn time, it's ridiculous.

Better buy now.... they are not going down at this point.  I purchased mine in January and they have steadily gone up since. (coming from Orlando). I have never seen them drop after March. Remember, it's Southwest, if they do, you can always get a credit for a future flight. But no credits to be had if you pay top dollar.

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Re: Traveling Southwest to SDCC 2018
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Re: Traveling Southwest to SDCC 2018
« Reply #77 on: March 29, 2018, 03:27:15 PM »
I agree on buying now, but we did see a fare drop in April last year (April 15). Here is a link to an article on how to get the lower fare without messing with your early bird check in (if you got it) if the price goes down. The only gotcha is that you get the difference in travel credits that will need to be used within one year of the date of purchase of the original flight. So, if you aren't traveling anywhere else in the next year, it's not a real savings.

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So, if you're traveling again soon, and can use the travel credits, I would buy now, but keep checking. There is no guarantee it will go down (last year I was surprised that it did), so I would go ahead and buy now, regardless.
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Re: Traveling Southwest to SDCC 2018
« Reply #78 on: April 26, 2018, 12:21:47 PM »
Even if prices go down, you can almost always call southwest and get a refund for the price change. A service like Tripitpro will tell you when this happens, but if you just keep an eye on the price, you can call them. It may come in the form of a travel credit, but it's still worth it to try.

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Re: Traveling Southwest to SDCC 2018
« Reply #79 on: May 04, 2018, 07:59:32 AM »
while this isn't SDCC related, if you're booking flights for the holidays

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Re: Traveling Southwest to SDCC 2018
« Reply #80 on: May 04, 2018, 08:41:02 PM »
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while this isn't SDCC related, if you're booking flights for the holidays

We are currently accepting air reservations through November 3, 2018. On May 31, 2018 we will open our schedule for sale through January 6, 2019. This date is subject to change! Please check back frequently.
Ooh! They should be opened up for my Gallifrey One (Feb 2019) travels soonish!
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Re: Traveling Southwest to SDCC 2018
« Reply #81 on: May 10, 2018, 08:51:17 AM »
Hey, for what it's worth, I just checked Southwest's site and my flight to San Diego had dropped by $16 bucks. I already submitted the change to get the credit. It might be worth a look for others!


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Re: Traveling Southwest to SDCC 2018
« Reply #82 on: May 10, 2018, 10:10:25 AM »
How do you submit a change to get credit?

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Re: Traveling Southwest to SDCC 2018
« Reply #83 on: May 10, 2018, 10:24:03 AM »
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How do you submit a change to get credit?
Here’s a link to a site that explains it well. Just be VERY careful. You don’t wanna mess up any flights!

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Re: Traveling Southwest to SDCC 2018
« Reply #84 on: May 11, 2018, 08:07:19 AM »
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Here’s a link to a site that explains it well. Just be VERY careful. You don’t wanna mess up any flights!

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This is invaluable!  Thanks, Deathbyjackal!  We just bought our tickets for SDCC $77 from Sac.  Not sure we can beat that but, I'll be checking for sure!
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Re: Traveling Southwest to SDCC 2018
« Reply #85 on: May 11, 2018, 08:12:41 AM »
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This is invaluable!  Thanks, Deathbyjackal!  We just bought our tickets for SDCC $77 from Sac.  Not sure we can beat that but, I'll be checking for sure!

I will be flying out of there, also! We bought our months ago, when they were about $75 each way, so I am not sure you will be able to get much better.

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Re: Traveling Southwest to SDCC 2018
« Reply #86 on: May 11, 2018, 08:16:53 AM »
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I will be flying out of there, also! We bought our months ago, when they were about $75 each way, so I am not sure you will be able to get much better.

Maybe you're like me and you scan who might be heading to SDCC before your flight.  lol  Coming back to SMF our tickets were $116, not bad, so I am hoping for $77 or anything cheaper.

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Re: Traveling Southwest to SDCC 2018
« Reply #87 on: May 11, 2018, 11:49:00 AM »
If anything make sure u are booked now if not already , cause closer to con it might cost more and all. i recent flew to see family and was only like 250 round trip so some good prices. any bank u can save then u can use that towards ur budget to have at con lol.

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Re: Traveling Southwest to SDCC 2018
« Reply #88 on: May 11, 2018, 01:43:27 PM »
Really shocked that our fares haven't moved up this year at all from when we booked in January. I wonder whats going on within the airline industry...

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Re: Traveling Southwest to SDCC 2018
« Reply #89 on: May 11, 2018, 01:58:39 PM »
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Really shocked that our fares haven't moved up this year at all from when we booked in January. I wonder whats going on within the airline industry...

My dates are more expensive, except for the ones at terrible times.