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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]...Due to Southwest canceling their flights and a text they sent me and my adult siblings, my DH found flights that were very affordable on a different airline to rebook and offered to use his points to give them first class flights to DC. The catch was one hour layover in a city where my brother lives...

This morning, my 8 year old son sent my mom texts that said (from son's name) and were clearly written by an 8 year old. He said that my DH had found tickets for them and offered to use his status and points. He said that the ticket prices were increasing. He asked my mom (or dad) to call me and DH. He then FaceTimed my mom two hours later, as he had the flight schedule on his tablet and saw the price changes. My mom was texting us all morning in a group text and separate texts plus my dad was sending group texts from when his flights were canceled until he called me from my mom's phone (he has never done that) to ask DS, age 8, to "just stop" and that he was not going to fly to DC unless he could fly to DCA only (DH found flights to Dulles and BWI, which we offered to pickup parents), unless the flight was allowing checked bags (my parent's airline had suggested only carryon and my parents NEVER check bags), unless my husband had found direct flights from their city to DCA at the same time as the flight he had prior. My DS is devastated...

My mom is now saying she is going to cancel the trip altoghether, due to the weather and unpredictability of the flights,...

I explained to DS that my parents should not have reacted to a child like that... mom is texting me and my sister pictures of her Christmas decorations, presents, sad memes, gifs, etc....

My dad texted my sister, DH and I to "chill", his favorite word... [/quote]

Parents had direct non-stop round trip flights to DCA on Southwest.  SW based on routes and hubs had more cancellations than other airlines.  No one knows where OP lives but that location can result in a 3 hour round trip door to door for BWI or IAD.  Booking anythng with stops can have more travel complications than non-stops especially if there's a scheduled plane change or substitution is needed at the stop.

Using points, upping to first class, adding a stop, inconvenient airport is not a solution.  This is a holiday visit from a home location not a return home from college or a temporary location.

On the checked bag stuff- I think there is a backload of luggage that needs to flown.  https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/a-teacher-facing-an-armageddon-of-luggage-texted-the-phone-numbers-on-tags-to-reunite-holiday-travelers-with-their-missing-bags/ar-AA15ISzy?li=BBnbklE

So people boarding flights might have increased reluctance to check bags that are clearly sketch on the carryon size.  Or they have several carryons that added together cause lack of space in overheads ...I've boarded and found peoples junk under my seat.

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