Southwest Flights: Tips and Tricks for Saving Big

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Welcome to Points for Normal People!

In this episode, I’ll be going over all of my favorite ways to save money when booking flights with Southwest Airlines. I’ll give you background information on the Southwest booking process, explain what makes their ticketing different from other airlines, and give you step-by-step tips and tricks to save you lots of time and money.

My family has been flying Southwest regularly for over a decade and we love it! Be sure to check out all my other resources for making the most out of flying with Southwest.

ACTION STEPS:
Establish a system to check and recheck for price changes.
Keep a record (I suggest a note in your phone) of what you pay in points, the flight times, and the cash price the day you booked.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

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Hi, I’m Katie from Katie’s Travel Tricks! I am here to help you learn the secrets that my family has been using for over a decade, using everyday expenses and welcome offers to supercharge your points earning. When you learn to do this, you can cover entire vacations every year.

Our family has been to Hawaii, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe — and more — all thanks to strategically earning and redeeming points. We've done this on a limited travel budget and now want to help you do it, too.

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[justinmramirez]

Recently I found a benefit to booking Round Trip on Southwest. I had a schedule change but only on my departing flight. The change allowed me to change my flight for Free on both my departing AND returning flight even though the return flight did not have a schedule change.

[samuelmateo]

Booking flights on Tuesdays is an Urban Legend!😂😂😂

[lisawilson]

Great information! I always pay for Early Bird check in, so if I find a flight price has dropped and make the change, will I lose that?

[andreeldridge]

Are you doing Southwest as your season 2? If so, I’ll try back in season 3.