I realize I am sounding like a crazy person 
I just need to make a decision and get it over with but Covid is messing with me! There are no good non-stop flights available at the Wanna Get Away rates for my dates. Trying to possibly make the best of a bad situation by booking crappy flights with the hope of changing? But afraid to pull the triggerā¦
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I am the exact same way! I have been not purchasing any flights because I do not want to pay double what I am used to paying. Hoping that I can use this trick but am nervous to do so!
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I am just confused about the whole thing. When this opportunity was most recently resurrected, it seemed like it was good on flights booked thru May 8 (my date of departure). I noticed that the non-stop flights were drastically reduced on that date, but my return date (May 15) was still the same old schedule. Now suddenly today, a lot of the non-stop flights disappeared for May 15, and what is left is crap! Quite a few of the flights are unavailable at the Wanna Get Away rate. Not sure if I should just book the more expensive flights before I lose them, or gamble on booking the cheaper flights, hoping to change. My delay is due to the fact that 3 out of 4 of us have not yet been vaccinated and we are hesitant to go without vaccines. Iāve been hand-wringing over this trip for a month. I donāt want to be part of the problem.
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I totally get it. DH will not go if he doesnāt get his vaccine, which I understand and support. The unknown is very stressful!
Yeah this is what happens when this fare change thing is available. It becomes available because they are cancelling peopleās flights and reducing the number of overall routes they are flying. Itās possible they are also āholdingā WGA fare classes for people rebooking in lieu of their flights that got cancelled or changed.
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Ok, I usually use the website, but I downloaded the app yesterday. I took a chance and booked the cheap flights tonight (ETA on the website), and got the confirmation email. I logged into the app, and it is telling me I have no trips? Is there usually a lag?
As an aside, if you cancel within 24 hours of booking, you can request a full refund to your original payment.
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Thank you! I am hoping to see the famous āred change bannerā 
, but at this point, the app isnāt even showing that I booked flights!
Not typically. Maybe a few minutes at most.
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I had to use āFind a Tripā and it was there.
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SUCCESS!!! I booked the cheapest flights for my days, and found my trip on the app. There was the āred change bannerā. I was then able to change to the flights I wanted for both dates at no additional cost! Thank you @OBNurseNH and everyone else for your help and patience. I love this forum! 
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All the hoorays!!!
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Thatās great!
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Woohoo!
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What were the dates that you booked? What dates did you modify to?
I purchased a cheap departing flight on May 8 and a cheap return flight on May15 and then later modified to more expensive flights (that were actually unavailable for purchase at the WGA rate) on those same dates.
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For flights through 4/30, southwest is offering 20% off flights booked on points.
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Ooooh booked or fly before 4/30?
Iām trying to decide whether to cancel and rebook to get this but if I cancel (instead of change) I lose the early bird I already paid for.
Fly before 4/30. Book 3/23-3/25
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