full-disclosure - Re: Southwest Airlines Ticket Silliness

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Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:48:32 -0800
From: Adam Chesnutt <icetre@...italfreezer.net>
To: T Biehn <tbiehn@...il.com>
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Southwest Airlines Ticket Silliness

What Image? You just go to the kiosk and swipe a credit card, chosing 
the option 'Reprint boarding pass'. You have to of course have booked 
travel using the 'Business Select' option which is basically a fully 
refundable ticket with a few extra perks (one of which being you get 
double credit for that flight on their frequent flyer program, 
considering it only takes 8 round trip tickets in the first place you 
can see why I pick this ticket when flying for business travel)

I really only tried it myself because I wanted to see if the flight 
attendants would stop me from using multiple coupons. I figured they'd 
let me get away with 2 because, they don't know, I might be using both 
coupons on a multi leg flight, but 4 is more than a little obvious 
something fishy is going on. Of course I tried to tip her handsomely; 
but she told me she couldn't accept it unless I was paying cash. ? Odd...

Anyways, I thought it was a rather interesting oversight in policy and a 
neat security hole. :)

I attempted to call the 800 number to report the issue, but they didn't 
have a clue what to do about it or who to talk to, so I figured I'd post 
it here.

T Biehn wrote:
> thats awesome dude, could you ahem forward me a copy of that image ahem
>
> On Jan 31, 2008 9:38 PM, Adam Chesnutt <icetre@...italfreezer.net> wrote:
>   
>> Not sure if anyone posted this before; But I figured this would interest
>> you guys...
>>
>> Southwest Airlines has a class of ticket called 'Business Select'. This
>> ticket typically allows you to board the plane first, and because SWA
>> doesn't have assigned seating means you have your pick of the seats on
>> the plane. But there is quite an additional benefit.
>>
>> You also get a free drink ticket. But they seem to have forgotten
>> something in the implementation of this: Being your drink coupon is
>> issued to you when you print your boarding pass. It's also printed
>> whenever you *reprint* your boarding pass!
>>
>> So if you feel like getting drunk on your flight, just print seven or
>> eight boarding passes, and you'll have a good flight. I tried this a
>> couple of weeks ago on a flight from San Diego to Kansas City, and I had
>> myself 4 free drinks no problem.
>>
>> Adam
>>
>>
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