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**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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Am I the only one who hasn't purchased plane tickets yet?
so nervous that the date will change, or there might be an injury or (eeek) a failure...
exchangeable/refundable tickets are crazy expensive, but waiting too long gets expensive too!!
ugh.
someone, please tell me I'm not alone?!!
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Permalink Reply by proud4son85 on
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I bought and i know we paid too much but i just have to have things set ahead of time. have you heard anything from your SR to indicate things are on track?
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Permalink Reply by Dawn on
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no. He mentioned PT when we talked on the phone, but that was WEEKS ago. Nothing in letters other than he hates it in there. <worried>
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Permalink Reply by LoveHim4/29 on
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Your definitely not alone, Im going through the exact same thing, all of those things are what stopping me from buying the tickets already, but you can't wait till last minute neither.
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Permalink Reply by danag2011 on
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We purchased a couple of weeks ago on Southwest Airlines because I heard that they are the only ones that do not charge you to change the date. They only charge you the difference in price, if there is one. I also booked at the Navy Lodge because you can cancel up to the night before with no charge. I would have rather booked on Priceline.com, but didn't want to take a chance on the date changing.
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I understand that if you buy the "online special" you cannot change them...only the more expensive tickets...is this true with SW?
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Permalink Reply by J'smomAME-Norfolk on
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with SW you can change the flight. (EXPERIENCE changed it twice now already) the web specials are the best deal. if you have to change the flight you do it online ( or call) and pay difference if more and get credit if less.
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k...thanks! I was worried that the less expensive tickets meant that they were not exchangeable...
that helps!
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Permalink Reply by KathyOR (ship 03 Division 144) on
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they advertise no change fee period
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Permalink Reply by Pearl Harbor MA on
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I also booked on Southwest beacuse you can change and it was actually cheaper through their website than priceline was. You can do hotel and car also. Most of the hotels will let you cancel up to 24. In fact, going through priceline the hotel deal was nonrefundable for ANY reason.
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and here's another thing I'm struggling with...do I leave Saturday or Sunday...
If he's leaving to San Antonio on Sat...there's no need for me to stay.
If I fly out on Sat...and he stays in GL for A school...and he gets weekend liberty...it's gonna hurt!!! LOL
ugh...I need to tuck the mad planner in me away and have faith that it will all work out! 8-/
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That was kind of my dilemma. We are returning home on Saturday evening. Supposedly my son is a grad n go. If that changes, we will change our flights to Sunday and stay an extra night. We may have to pay a little extra to change the flights, but I can't bear the thought of leaving early when we could be spending more time with him. On Southwest you only have to pay the difference in flight costs, if there is one.
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