Southwest
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gift cards, Southwest LUV Vouchers
®
, and Southwest
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Travel Funds
can only be used on the flight portion of your trip
. Southwest Airlines accepts unused ticketless travel funds for Passenger travel purchased through Southwest Airlines, excluding the Southwest Airlines Group Desk.
Can I use someone else’s Southwest voucher?
Vouchers are fully transferrable and can be used by anyone
. They would just need the number and code from the voucher. Once applied to travel, the ticket will take on the name of the passenger(s).
How do I use expired Southwest travel funds?
If you have travel funds that have expired, according to the Southwest Community message boards, your one hope is to
call customer service within six months of the expiration and ask them to reinstate your travel funds as a LUV voucher
. The LUV voucher will be good for another six months from the date of your call.
How do I convert travel funds to vouchers?
Within 6 months after your travel fund expires, you can
call Southwest airlines and request them to convert that expired travel fund to a LUV voucher
that will give you additional 6 months to use.
How many vouchers can I use on Southwest?
Southwest gift cards –
A maximum of three Southwest gift cards can be applied per passenger on each reservation
. If your purchase exceeds the amount available on the three Southwest gift cards, you will only be allowed to use two Southwest gift cards and another form of payment will be required for the difference.
Can someone else use my LUV voucher?
Are LUV Vouchers transferable?
Yes, LUV Vouchers can be used to purchase a flight for anyone, not just the person the voucher was issued to
.
Can Southwest vouchers be extended?
Vouchers generally aren’t extendable
. Travel Funds may be reissued, as a voucher, once expired for a fee of $100 per Travel Fund/passenger. You have 6 months after expiration in which to make the request, and the voucher will be valid for 6 months from the date of issue.
Can travel funds be refunded?
Travel funds are credit from a canceled flight that can be used to buy a future flight. The funds are tied to the canceled flight’s six-digit confirmation number. Can I get a refund for a Wanna Get Away® ticket?
Wanna Get Away fares are not refundable
, but we still offer a flexible cancellation policy.
How do I cash out my Southwest travel funds?
You can redeem your funds by
going to the Southwest website at Southwest.com, by phone, through the mobile app, or at a Southwest ticket counter for future flights
. You can reach Southwest customer service at 1-800-I-FLY-SWA (1-800-435-9792).
Can I convert Southwest travel funds to points?
In order to qualify for the points conversion,
your travel fund must expire on Sept. 7, 2022
. In addition, the name on the travel fund must match the name on the Rapid Rewards account.
Can I use a LUV voucher and points?
Re: LUV Voucher and points
Unfortunately, no
. However, if you’re booking a round trip, consider instead booking 2 one-way’s. That would allow you to use the voucher on one leg and points for the other.
Can you use travel funds twice?
You can apply up to 3 forms of payment for each reservation, so
you are allowed to use travel funds from multiple confirmation numbers at the same time
. Southwest travel funds are good for 12 months from the date of original purchase. You must use the travel funds by the expiration date.
How do I convert travel funds to Southwest Points 2021?
You’ll see the link at the top of your Southwest account after signing-in.
For every 1.28 cents you have in travel funds, Southwest will give you 1 Southwest point
. If you’ve got a $50 travel fund, you can convert it into 3,906 Southwest points.
Are Southwest vouchers refundable?
Southwest gift card or Southwest LUV Voucher: If the reservation is canceled within 24 hours of booking, please contact our Customer Service Department at 1-800-I-FLY-SWA (1-800-435-9792).
If the reservation is canceled after 24 hours, the Southwest gift card or Southwest LUV Voucher will be refunded as a travel fund
.
Can you combine airline vouchers?
Unfortunately you cannot combine more than one flight credit towards the purchase of a new ticket. The good news is that those can be used for travel through the end of 2021. The good news is
if you have a travel voucher or a trip credit, those can be combined
– and you can book travel for anyone you wish using them.
Do you have to use Southwest LUV voucher all at once?
Southwest LUV Vouchers
must be redeemed and all travel completed by the expiration date indicated
. If applied in conjunction with any other accepted form(s) of payment, the earliest expiration date of all payments applies. Once the voucher is applied to a reservation, it can only be used by the ticketed Passenger.
Can LUV voucher be refunded?
You can cancel within 24 hours of booking and receive a complete refund
. Then rebook and apply the vouchers to the new reservations.
Can you convert travel funds to LUV voucher?
You cannot purchase a LUV Voucher to combine travel funds
. Yes. The travel funds associated with your new ticket will take on the expiration date of the LUV Voucher they were purchased with, and the remaining $300 on the LUV Voucher will keep the expiration.
Can I use Southwest travel funds for early bird check in?
You can use travel funds to rebook and change a Wanna Get Away fare to an Anytime or Business Select one, but
you can’t use travel funds to pay for Upgraded Boarding or buy EarlyBird Check-In
.
Why can’t I use my Southwest travel funds?
The most common issue…
Verify the spelling of the names is an exact match to the reservation that you canceled
, including any middle name if one was originally used. If the names have any special characters such as a space, hypen, etc you might need to call to get the travel fund to apply.
Will Southwest refund due to Covid?
Changing or canceling your flight
Anytime and Business Select® fares are refundable
but can also be used for a future trip if you’d prefer that. Learn more about travel funds on Southwest.com. We hope these policies give our Customers options and priceless flexibility when planning your next getaway.
