Southwest Airlines: Is It Worth Paying For Early-Bird Check-In?

Southwest Airlines: Is It Worth Paying Extra For Early-Bird Check-In?  

View from a Southwest Airplane

  I love Southwest Airlines for their low fares and wide range of destinations in the United States, but I am not a fan of their seating plan. I have no doubt that there are many others that feel the same!  

What is Southwest Airlines boarding procedure?

Your Southwest Airlines Ticket Dropped In Price? Get A Refund!

Have you ever  booked a ticket on Southwest Airlines and then checked prices at a later date, only to find that the price dropped since you purchased your ticket?  

Get a refund on a previously purchased Southwest Airlines ticket that is lower than when you bought it!

It has been my experience that the earlier I booked my tickets on Southwest Airlines, the lower the price I would pay.  Sometimes this isn't true!

  In January, I booked a trip for September for 35,000 points round trip. Two months later, in March, I checked the price and the same round trip ticket was now 28,000 points, a 7,000 point difference!

 Southwest Airlines does NOT automatically refund you if the price drops after you buy your ticket.  I had heard that you CAN get a refund of the price difference, but wasn't sure how. 

After doing some research, here's how to get your refund: