Travel & Food, scanned 2026-11-02

southwest.com

62/100
Grade C
bot wall ×2slow page ×1unlabeled controls ×1
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Find a price

Sale fares for one-way flights were shown on the homepage without any navigation
“One-way sale fares from* 59 Dollars to 129 Dollars”
20/20 points in 0 actions
Blocked

Search for something

The flight search was refused with a 403-coded 'unable to process your request' error on both attempts, so no results could be reached
0/20 points in 5 actions
bot wall: Flight search returned 'Sorry, we found some errors... We are unable to process your request' with Error Code 403050700, twice, for a valid DAL to DEN search
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Start a purchase or sign-up

Flight search was refused, so a vacation package was used instead; the hotel and both flights were picked but the 15-action cap ran out before the review or travelers step
“Step 1 of 7 Hotel Step 2 of 7 Flights Step 3 of 7 Review trip Step 4 of 7 Travelers ... The holiday price is $604.09”
6.5/20 points in 15 actions, 3.5 lost to friction
bot wall: Flight search (DAL to DEN) again returned 'Sorry, we found some errors... unable to process your request'
slow page: Vacation package hotel results showed loading placeholders for roughly a minute
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Find a human

The Help Center's Contact Us page offers a complaint form and a callback request, though the expander that reveals the callback option has no accessible name
“We'll call you: Provide your name and phone number, and one of our Representatives will call you. Calls are placed in the order received.”
15.5/20 points in 4 actions, 4.5 lost to friction
unlabeled controls: 'Need more assistance?' expander on the Contact Us page is a button with no accessible name; clicking its text did nothing
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Find the fine print

The Help Center's refund policy page, two clicks from the homepage footer, states the cancellation and refund rules
“If you cancel your reservation within 24 hours of booking, you can choose either to a) receive a method-of-payment refund or b) hold the value of the ticket as a flight credit”
20/20 points in 2 actions