Southwest airlines is the world’s largest Low-Cost Carrier headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It has scheduled service to 115 destinations in the US and 10 other countries. It has it’s main hub at Atlanta,Baltimore, Chicago – Midway, Dallas- Love, Denver, Houston – Hobby, Nashville, Oakland, phoenix, St.Louis and many more. From these locations, you can easily book your Southwest Airlines Reservations anytime whenever you want to go any destination.
Southwest airlines is known for it low cost air travels and it’s amazingly flexible airline policy. Southwest airlines doesn’t have business or first class , it only have economy class which is very convenient and affordable for the general public.
Additionally, there is no other airline who would outdo southwest airlines in ease of changing and cancelling reservations. Not to forget it’s well known customer service and in travel amenities which includes high speed WiFi, seat back TVs, seating options, meals, music app, TV shows etc.
And also the easiness to raise a service request for medical assistance, wheelchair, unaccompanied minor, to add an infant etc.
Book Southwest Airlines Reservations Online
You can either book a flight on Southwest Airlines Official Site or App.
Easy steps to book one:
- Choose the type of your trip (one way/round/multi-city trip)
- Select your date of departure (and return in round or multi-city)
- Enter the number of passengers
- Press on “find your flight”
- Choose the timing and price from the available options
- Next, you will see a single page with all the relevant information including the baggage
allowance and your change policy for your ticket in concern - Finally, you just need to choose the payment options and you are good to go.
Southwest Airlines Change Policy
Southwest airlines never charge you fees to change a booking. However, you may need to pay the fare difference if any.
You can change your Southwest Airlines Reservations until 10 minutes before your departure. That is how flexible southwest airlines is.
Also, unlike any other airline, Southwest airlines allow downgrade of fare. If your newly changed flight costs less than the originally booked one, there shall be a refund of the difference or will be kept with the airline as a credit or travel funds which can be used as a future payment for your next booking. It will stay valid for 1 year from the ticket issuance date. You can also upgrade your nonrefundable booking into a refundable booking by simply following the change procedure.
If you are to upgrade it to a refundable booking of 300.00 USD from your previous nonrefundable booking of 100.00 USD, you will
get a refund of 200.00 USD and 100.00 USD as credit or travel fund when canceled. However, do be
mindful that if you do not change it before departure you’d be marked as a show and there is no refund or credit for a no-show reservation.
How to change Reservation
Go to the Southwest Airlines Official site
Click on change Southwest Airlines Reservations
Enter the first name
Enter the second name and click on the continue button
Make any change unlimitedly from the given options
How to cancel Reservation
Go to the Southwest Airlines Official Website
Enter confirmation code or number
Put your first name
Put your second name
Choose cancel
Confirm cancellation
How to change Southwest Airlines Reservations
There is a free cancellation policy 24 hours after the booking is made regardless of the fare type that is refundable and non refundable booking provided that the ticket is bought 7 days before departure. If you have a business ticket/ anytime ticket also known as refundable ticket, you will be given a choice to choose either a refund or a travel fund/credit when cancelled.
If your ticket is Wanna Get Away Trip also known as non refundable booking, your value of the ticket will be kept as a travel fund or a credit when cancelled. You can use this credit in your next Southwest Airlines Booking. You can cancel until 10 minutes before departure. If you don’t change or cancel it before departure you’d be marked as no show and there is no refund or credit for a no show Southwest Airlines Reservations.
If you book a flight with points and not with card, the point will be reverted back to your account when cancelled.
Southwest Airlines Baggage Policy
There are two free checked in bags per passenger unlike any other airlines these days who charge for
checked in bags.
Checked in bag should measure:
Maximum 50 LPs in weight and maximum 62 inches in length + width + height.
Anything between 51-100 LPs and 62+ inches will be counted as overweight and oversized and there
shall be a charge of 75.00 USD for each item.
Carry-on bag should measure:
Bags should be 10×16×24 inches in width/height/length and it should be kept on the overhead bin.
Personal bags should be of 18.5×8.5×13.5 inches and it should be kept under the seat infront of you
Southwest Rapid Rewards Program
Southwest airlines started a frequent flyer program from 1987 and it has been altered for better
into points system in 2011 based on ticket costs. Additionally, more options have been added to use these points to book Southwest Airlines Reservations. And the rapid rewards earned does not expire as long as the person in concern is alive.