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About Southwest Airlines

Book a flight in just a few easy steps
Check in, change or cancel your flights. Plus, add extras like EarlyBird Check-In®.

Super-Fast Shopping & Booking
Book a trip in just a few quick taps. Use Face ID® to make booking even faster! You can also store your credit cards.

Everything you need to Travel
Get the information you need right at your fingertips on the home screen - gate information, boarding position, flight status, and more.

Boarding Pass on the Go
Get mobile boarding passes for all passengers on your trip 24 hours in advance. Southwest passes have rich color and bold font, which makes seeing your Gate and Boarding Position very clear. Find the details you need quickly: Flight Number, Confirmation Number, Boarding Time, Tier Status, and TSA Pre-Check. Don’t forget to add your Mobile Boarding Passes to Apple Wallet!

Apple Pay®
Apple Pay® is now available as a payment option in the iOS app! This is an additional option to our other available payment methods - PayPal® or Credit/Debit Cards.

Travel Funds
You can now use flight credits, Southwest LUV Vouchers, and gift cards when changing your flight in the app. Your unused Southwest® flight credit(s) will show in ‘My Account’, within ‘travel funds’ section.

Inflight Entertainment
Use the app to take you to our Inflight Entertainment Portal1 where you can watch free live TV2, listen to free music from iHeartRadio2, access free on-demand TV episodes, and view free movies.

1Available only on WiFi-enabled aircraft. Limited time offer. Where available. 2Due to licensing restrictions, on WiFi-enabled international flights free live TV and iHeartRadio may not be available for the full duration of flight.

Live Chat
Contact our Customer Representatives through Live Chat by scrolling down to Contact Us in the navigation drawer and then tap on “Chat.”

Airport Pickup and Drop-off
Thanks to our partnership with Lyft®, you can now use the app to help you request a Lyft®! You’ll know key information like estimated time of arrival and estimated price before booking. More of a rental car person? You can do that in the app, too.

Cars, Hotels, and Vacations
Use our app to quickly book all of your travel needs.

Earn Rewards when you Travel
Sign up for Rapid Rewards® and earn points on your flights. Did you forget to add your Rapid Rewards® number during booking? – No worries, add it after booking your flight and earn points. You can then use those points to purchase more flights!

What's New in the Latest Version 10.5.1

Last updated on May 18, 2023

Old Versions

We've made improvements and fixed bugs for a smoother ride.

Version History

10.5.1

May 18, 2023

We've made improvements and fixed bugs for a smoother ride.

10.4.1

Apr 17, 2023

-Stay up-to-date on your upcoming flight's boarding time right on the home screen.

-Our redesigned Rapid Rewards page lets you view your points activity, request missing points, add/view companions, and earn, buy and/or transfer points.

-If you’re traveling with multiple Passengers and need to make a change for one or more Passengers, you can now divide your booking through the Southwest® app without needing to call.

10.3.2

Mar 27, 2023

We've made improvements and fixed bugs for a smoother ride.

10.3.1

Mar 8, 2023

We've made improvements and fixed bugs for a smoother ride.

10.2.2

Feb 13, 2023

We've made improvements and fixed bugs for a smoother ride.

10.1.2

Jan 22, 2023

We've made improvements and fixed bugs for a smoother ride.

10.1.0

Jan 19, 2023

We've made improvements and fixed bugs for a smoother ride.

9.12.2

Dec 14, 2022

We've made improvements and fixed bugs for a smoother ride.

9.12.1

Dec 12, 2022

We've made improvements and fixed bugs for a smoother ride.

9.11.0

Nov 7, 2022

We've made improvements and fixed bugs for a smoother ride.

9.10.1

Oct 13, 2022

We've made improvements and fixed bugs for a smoother ride.

9.9.2

Sep 12, 2022

Upgraded Boarding gives Customers the ability to upgrade their boarding position (now online and at the gate) to A1-A15 up to 24 hours before the flight depending on availability. This allows Customers the opportunity to be among the first to board the aircraft, pick their preferred available seat, and access the overhead bin space.

9.8.2

Aug 10, 2022

We've made improvements and fixed bugs for a smoother ride.

9.7.5

Jul 13, 2022

We've made improvements and fixed bugs for a smoother ride.

9.6.1

Jun 20, 2022

Introducing Wanna Get Away PlusTM, our ultra-flexible new fare. Plus up your ticket with a flight credit you can transfer if you need to cancel, same-day change and same-day standby, and 8X Rapid Rewards® points! See southwest.com® for details on these benefits.

9.5.0

May 5, 2022

We've made improvements and fixed bugs for a smoother ride.

9.4.0

Apr 7, 2022

We're listening and this month we are excited to introduce new quick links to My Account. All you have to do is tap View Account to see our new options. Quickly access points activity, edit profile information, or update your stored forms of payments.

9.3.0

Mar 10, 2022

We've been working hard to optimize our app and your user experience. So turn on auto updates to ensure you are always up to date and keep an eye out for some exciting new features. Also, don't forget that we added more options for push notifications. Tap Settings to opt-in for update like schedule open alerts, sale alerts and more!

9.2.1

Feb 14, 2022

Good news, we've updated the app to give you more options for push notifications. Now you can choose which types of messages you want to hear from us. Tap Settings to opt-in in for things like schedule open alerts, sale alerts and more!

9.1.0

Jan 13, 2022

We've made improvements and fixed bugs for a smoother ride.

8.12.0

Dec 8, 2021

We’re bringing you some joy this holiday season in the app. Enjoy more payment flexibility with Uplift installment payments (subject to approval and restrictions apply). Send the gift of travel with a new mobile friendly gift card flow. And enjoy better messaging to prepare you for the day of travel when you have an upcoming trip.

Plus, we got rid of a Grinch that was causing your trip card to disappear when connected to SouthwestWIFI.

Wishing you and yours a LUVly holiday season!

8.11.1

Nov 3, 2021

We've made improvements and fixed bugs for a smoother ride.

8.10.0

Oct 4, 2021

We've made improvements and fixed bugs for a smoother ride.

8.9.0

Sep 15, 2021

We've made improvements and fixed bugs for a smoother ride.

8.8.2

Aug 5, 2021

We've made improvements and fixed bugs for a smoother ride.