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Cancel Southwest Flights
Find out how to cancel Southwest Airlines flights at Alternative Airlines
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How to cancel a Southwest flight at Alternative Airlines
If you have booked your Southwest flights with us at Alternative Airlines and want to cancel your flights, you can do so through our Manage My Booking portal or get in touch with our helpful Customer Service team.
1. Self-service flight cancellation via 'Manage my booking'
Sign in online via 'Manage my booking' using your booking reference. Here, you can quickly and easily cancel your Southwest flights. Before you choose to proceed with your cancellation, we'll display the total refund that you'll be entitled to, based on the fare rules of your airline.
- If you added Cancel For Any Reason to your booking, you can use this to cancel your Southwest flight for any reason and get a 70% refund back on or after 30 days. This is accessible in Manage My Booking up until 48 hours before departure.
- If you added Cancellation Protection to your booking, you can cancel your Southwest flight for specific emergency reasons and claim your refund here.
Note that many flight tickets are non-refundable, as per the airline's terms and conditions.
2. Contact us
You can also contact us through our contact page and we'll explain to you the policy of your airline/ticket and whether you can get any money back on your Southwest flights.
Can I get a refund for my Southwest flight cancellation?
Getting a full or partial refund for your Southwest flight cancellation is easy if you added Cancellation Protection or Cancel For Any Reason during the booking process at Alternative Airlines. You're also eligible for a refund if you purchased a refundable Southwest ticket.
Refundable Southwest flights
A refundable Southwest flight ticket lets you potentially receive a refund before departure and should only cost you a cancellation fee. Booking Southwest refundable flights is easy at Alternative Airlines - you can check to see if your Southwest flight is refundable in the fare rules during the booking process.
Cancellation Protection
Protect your Southwest flights with Cancellation Protection. Cancellation Protection can be added to your booking for a small fee, entitling you to a full refund if you need to cancel your Southwest flights due to emergency circumstances such as death, illnesses, home emergencies and more. You can see the full list of covered cancellation reasons in the Refund Protect terms and conditions.
Cancel For Any Reason
Changes to your travel plans can be frustrating, especially when you need to cancel your Southwest flights for a reason that isn't covered by Cancellation Protection. Don't panic! We also offer Cancel For Any Reason cover in the booking process, letting you cancel your Southwest flight for any reason and receive a refund of 70% of the booking cost in 30 days.
Can you cancel a Southwest flight within 24 hours?
Southwest's cancellation policy states that if you cancel your booking within 24 hours of booking, you're eligible for a full refund. This is often referred to as a 24-hour refund policy. If you booked your Southwest Airlines flights with Alternative Airlines, you can cancel within 24 hours of your purchase but will need to contact us immediately.
Please be aware that if you contact us outside of business hours to cancel your Southwest flights and the 24-hour window has elapsed by the time we have received your refund request, we may not be able to honour the 24-hour cancellation policy as Southwest Airlines may not allow us to issue the refund.
Please ensure you contact us between 9am - 8pm UK time if you wish to cancel your Southwest Airlines booking within the 24-hour cancellation window and receive a refund.
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FAQs
How do I cancel a Southwest flight?
- If you have booked your Southwest Airlines flights through Alternative Airlines, you can request a cancellation and refund through Self-Service Cancellation in the Manage My Booking portal. Alternatively, you can reach out to our Customer Service team who will be more than happy to help you through the Southwest cancellation process.
- If you added Cancellation Protection to your Southwest flights during the booking process, you're eligible for a full refund if you need to cancel your flight due to certain emergency reasons.
- If you added Cancel For Any Reason to your Southwest flights during the booking process, you can cancel your Southwest flight for any reason and get a partial refund (70% of the entire booking cost) in 30 days.
How do I request a refund for a Southwest flight?
Get a full refund through Cancellation Protection:
To request a refund for your Southwest flight with Cancellation Protection purchased, you can visit the 'Claim Your Refund' page. You'll need to prove that you weren't able to board your flight due to an emergency circumstance. If you need help with this, you can contact us.
Get a partial refund through Cancel For Any Reason:
If you know your travel plans are likely going to change or be disrupted, we recommend adding Cancel For Any Reason cover to your Southwest flight before checkout. Should you need to cancel your Southwest flight for any reason, you can do so in the Manage My Booking portal, request a refund and get 70% of your money back in 30 days.
Get a refund from a refundable Southwest ticket:
If you booked a refundable Southwest flight and wish to cancel, you'll be eligible for a refund minus any cancellation fees needed to process that refund. A non-refundable ticket won't be eligible for a refund.
What is Southwest's cancellation policy?
If you cancel your Southwest flights within 24 hours of the original booking then you'll get a full refund for your flight. You won't be entitled to a complete refund after the 24-hour period has passed.
For bookings made through Alternative Airlines, we advise that you cancel your Southwest Airlines flight ticket through us during our opening hours (9am - 8pm GMT) so that we can offer a full refund if you do so within Southwest's 24-hour cancellation policy window.
If you contact us after business hours, we might not get your refund request and the 24-hour window might have passed, in which case we won't be able to honour the 24-hour refund policy.
Is Cancel For Any Reason worth it with Southwest flights?
Absolutely! It's especially handy if you think you'll likely need to change your travel plans and cancel your Southwest flights. When you add Cancel For Any Reason to your Southwest booking, you can have peace of mind knowing that you'll be able to cancel your Southwest flight for any reason and still get 70% of your money back 30 days from when you cancelled.