[MitchFam]

I always try to fly southwest. One of the best things is if you need to change your ticket, it is very easy and will not cost you any extra fees. Yesterday, I found out that the cost of my return flight dropped for the 4 of us, so I was able to get a $100 credit. I then turned around and applied that to a more expensive flight at a better time on our arriving flight. All it cost me is $8 total for the changes. Now I don't have to get the kids up at 5 am to get to the airport. Yea! If you make changes and get a credit (sorry, not cash back!), you usually have 1 year to "redeem" your credit. It seems that other airlines charge a FORTUNE if you want to make a change. What if great-grama is in the hospital? Kid with stomach flu? Life is unpredictable...so the flexibility is important to me! Personally, having assigned seats is not important to me, so that part is no big deal. Hope this helps.