This Southwest Airlines route change is hitting us hard.
My husband is very nervous about me in the points game to begin with. But I pay my CC bills as soon as it arrives, so he’s not complaining.
Anyway…our airport is CVG (Cincinnati). Not a hub, so all Southwest flights involve airport layovers.
My daughter lives in Houston. Much closer to IAH than HOU. In fact, she and her husband work at IAH.
My husband prefer to fly United, because they have a direct flight from CVG to IAH. I prefer Southwest. I can handle the plane change, and I love the free luggage. It’s also usually about half as much as United.
Before the news, I was looking into getting the companion pass for 2025-26. Not only to visit my daughter and her family. But for other trips. In particular, I’m looking at St. Thomas USVI for 2025 and Maui for late 2026 as a retirement present for him. (To get to St. Thomas, I was going to fly to San Juan and get a cheap flight from there to STT).
Now, I’m not sure about the CP anymore. When I told DH the news, he just said. “Well, we can fly United to visit our daughter. And we can both split a suitcase.” Ugh. I need my own suitcase. After all, we need the luggage space for presents to the grandkids. We love spoiling them.
Anyway, I know I have the summer to decide. But should I think about the CP?
I’m 3/24.