SWA phasing out senior fares

There are airlines that want the skies to be friendly to passengers.

And there are airlines that only want those skies to get their passengers to their destination, mostly on time.

Southwest Airlines is surely in the former category.


https://www.inc.com/chris-matyszczyk/southwest-airlines-just-killed-a-perk-passengers-have-loved-for-36-years-question-is-why.html

 

many times i found the senior fare to be higher than the regular fare....

 

I have always found it to be higher or equal to Wanna Get Away, but there was some perk involved when cancelling a senior fare. Since I never booked one, I don't recall what it is.

 

Full refund. Not just credit.
Joe, the whole world is phasing out seniors so it only seems fare I almost feel hunted.

 

For us, I never found the advantage of the senior fare. I am not to bothered about this.

 

Well, if you think about it, time itself is phasing out seniors as well, so there is that.

 

Dosen't bother me, Golden Coral gave me a senior's discount last week, kinda pissed me off to do that automatically. I earned every one of my grey hairs and I dont expect any special treatment from anyone.

 

Jeesh! Just after I qualify for them, not to admit my real age!

 

Agree. Have not seen any advantage to booking a senior fare.

 

Too many Baby Boomers ?.....getting old at same time ?

 

me either, always higher

 

Senior fares were never lower than Wanna Get Away as Joe stated. Hopefully casinos will keep their senior perks.

 

Even though I'm at that age now, I still don't get the senior discount thing. What are we doing that is so special, other than being menaces on the roadways, of course? lol

 

In buffets and such, we tend to not eat as much as the 20-boppers do. For hotels, we don't trash the rooms like the 20-boppers do. As for airlines, well, I dunno?????

 

Everyone should get a buffet discount. lol

Wonder if we should get lower car-rental prices??? Or higher??

 

Maybe we are more respectable to those doing their jobs including the FA's..and tend to leave our emotional support pets at home? Ability to listen to instructions w/o white things in our ears? JK but wondering if I am JK..