Southwest Airlines Cancellation and Refund Policy

1. Southwest Airlines Cancellation & Refund Policy

2. Southwest Airlines' cancellation policy The Southwest flight cancellation policy is simple: You can cancel your flight at any time, with no cancellation fees, up to 10 minutes before the flight's scheduled departure. • If you booked a flight with Rapid Rewards points, they'll be refunded back into your loyalty account. • If you booked a flight with cash, it will either be refunded back to your method of payment or converted into Southwest travel funds, depending on the type of fare you booked. • Even for non-refundable reservations, if you cancel within 24 hours of booking, you can receive a refund back to the original form of payment or convert the airfare into travel funds.

4. How to cancel a flight on Southwest Airlines? • Canceling your Southwest flight is fairly simple. You can go to southwest.com/cancel or look up your reservation in the Southwest mobile app. • Enter the ticketed passenger's first name and last name, along with the confirmation number of the reservation. • You can also call the Southwest reservations department at 800-435-9792 or, if you included your Rapid Rewards number on the initial reservation, you can find the flight on your My Account page. • Once you've entered your flight information, you'll see any travel balances or refundable amounts attached to the confirmation number. • To cancel the flight, select "Cancel."

5. How to get a refund on Southwest Airlines Getting a refund for a canceled Southwest Airlines flight depends on not only what type of ticket you originally purchased, but also if you purchased it with cash or Rapid Rewards points. Plus, some flight add-ons, likeEarly Bird boarding, are nonrefundable. If you cancel a flight where you purchased Early Bird boarding, the amount you paid for that add-on won't be refunded.

6. How to change or rebook your Southwest Airlines flight • Southwest has no change fees if you need to modify your flight reservation. • You can change your flight as many times as you want, but you'll need to pay the difference if the new flight is more expensive than the original one. • To change your Southwest flight, call the reservations department or look up your flight with the confirmation number and passenger information online or on the app.

7. Cancel a Southwest Airlines flight over the phone Passengers can cancel their flight and make Southwest Airlines refund request over the phone by – • Dial Southwest Airlines cancellation phone number. • Keep your six-digit booking reference along with the passenger’s name handy in order to retrieve the booking. • Ask the travel expert to cancel the booking. Keep a check on the Travel Funds or refundable value associated with your booking. • Southwest Airlines flight refund may take one to two billing cycles to reflect the refund in the account statement.

8. Southwest Airlines Cancelled Flight Compensation As per Southwest Airlines cancellation policy, passengers are entitled to get Southwest Airlines canceled flight compensation if the flight is delayed at least three hours or more prior to the scheduled departure. Passengers are entitled to – • 325 USD for the flight distance shorter than 1500 km • 475 USD for the flight distance between 1500 and 3500 km • 725 USD for flights longer than 3500 km

9. Southwest Airlines canceled Flight Compensation • Health emergencies where a host country puts travel restrictions • Southwest Airlines weather cancellations scenario such as bad weather, snowstorm • Medical emergency • Riots or State emergency • Severe traffic while reaching the departing airport • Airport strikes • Airlines bankruptcy • Flight fails to reach the final destination or stopover • Passengers fail to board the connecting flight

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