If its supposed to work like that, then like the other poster wrote, be careful if you book a flight using a combination of travel funds and credit card. Southwest extends expiration date on some flight credit vouchers to. That could serve you as another signal when searching for flights and deciding when to book. Heres how many points you need to get a free southwest flight. Since i fly southwest a lot, ive come across all 3 of these and have. For canceled flights, the value of the ticket gets rolled into future flight credit, which southwest calls travel funds. Book our famous low fares only on the official southwest airlines website. Best time to book southwest flight airhint blog save. Southwest making it easier to track travel funds the points guy. Your credit card will be charged if the purchase price is more than. Credit cards may be used at, through southwest airlines reservations, and at southwest airlines ticket counter locations. You can book oneway or roundtrip flights on for up to 8 passengers. Only travel funds for tickets purchased in your name will display. For credit from a canceled flight, on the other hand, these funds are available one year from the initial date of ticket.
Southwest airlines accepts unused ticketless travel funds for passenger travel purchased through southwest airlines, excluding the southwest airlines group travel services. How to rebook a southwest flight when the fare changes. If you decide not to travel, as long as you cancel your flight at least 10 minutes before its scheduled departure, the funds used to pay for a nonrefundable ticket wanna get away fares are normally valid for one year from the date of purchase. Book the best deals and lowest fares for airline tickets only at. Under payment method, theres a line that says southwest gift card, travel funds, or southwest luv voucher. Find out which credit cards you should be using to rack up points, and how many points youll need for a free flight. View available travel funds from cancelled flight reservations or southwest airlines gift cards. This expiration date is also a mustflyby date not a bookby date. Southwest doesnt extend how far in advance you can book a flight one day at a time, as. When i try and book a flight the credit is not showing. How to use travel funds the southwest airlines community. Note that southwest extends its calendar of bookable flights on thursday, august 15.
Go and book your next flight and on the enter travel info page it will ask you to apply travel funds. The ultimate guide to southwest travel funds skyscanner. Unused ticketless travel funds may be redeemed for travel at, over the phone with a southwest airlines reservations, and at a southwest airlines ticket counter. What are southwest travel funds, and whats the best way to use them. View flight status, special offers, book rental cars and hotels and more on. Just enter your travel specifics origin, destination and dates of travel and you are on your way.
I cancel a flight to new orlean i was getting a credit balance to apply to my next trip. Click on it to open up the area, then select the travel funds button to switch to where youll input the info from your travel funds. You can book one way or roundtrip flights on for up to 8 passengers at a time. All my travel funds are valid but when i use them to book my new flight it gives me an. Canceling your southwest flight updated april 16, 2020 at 11.
How to apply travel funds on southwest getaway usa. We often highlight that it makes sense to book when the airline extends its calendar, as you can always rebook if the price drops and get a credit to use in the future. Southwest travel funds expiration, how to use, etc. Travelers have always been able to cancel a southwest flight with no fee, and for nonrefundable.