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Book Southwest Tickets & Pay With Apple Pay

Looking for Southwest flights and want to pay using Apple Pay? You've come to the right place! Here at Alternative Airlines, you can use Apple Pay to pay for ANY flight with Southwest Airlines, as well as the 600+ other airlines we ticket on our site.


Booking your Southwest flights and paying with Apple Pay is easy at Alternative Airlines. You can search for your flights, choose the Southwest flight that works best for you and select Apple Pay at checkout. Confirm your booking by either entering your passcode, using your Face ID or using fingerprint recognition.

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Can I pay for Southwest flights with Apple Pay?

Absolutely! With Alternative Airlines, you can pay for your Southwest flights using Apple Pay. We have 600+ airlines available to book with on our site and you can use Apple Pay to pay for flights with any of these airlines.


It doesn't matter whether you're flying internationally or domestically, or how much your ticket is because Apple Pay is available as a payment method for ALL Southwest Airlines flights at Alternative Airlines. All you'll need is an existing Apple account.

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Can I pay for Southwest flights with Apple Pay Later?

With Apple Pay Later, you have the flexibility to spread the cost of your purchases into smaller payments, allowing you to pay in 4 installments over a 6-week period. The best part is, Apple Pay Later does not charge any interest, and there are no additional fees as long as payments are made on time.


Please note that Apple Pay Later is currently unavailable. If you want to buy Southwest flights and pay over time you can do so by selecting Afterpay at checkout.

Find out how to book Southwest flights and pay with Apple Pay

Apple provides a secure one-touch payment function with Apple Pay, letting customers pay for flights securely and quickly without any hassle. All that's required is an existing Apple account. You'll need to select the card of your choice and authorise your secure payment using fingerprint or Face ID recognition on your device.

Follow our handy step-by-step guide below that shows you how you can pay for your Southwest flights using Apple Pay:

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How to Buy Southwest Flights With Apple Pay

Search for flights

Navigate to our search form at the top of the page and enter your departure and arrival airports, the dates you'll be travelling, the number of passengers who will be flying and the fare type you'd like to purchase. Hit the 'Search Flights' button when you're ready to proceed.


Select your preferred airline

The search results will load and show all flights available based on your search criteria. To only show flights operated by a particular airline (e.g., Southwest), you can use the Airline filter. Choose the flight that works best for you and hit the 'Confirm Selection' button to proceed.


Select Apple Pay

When you've reached the payment stage, select 'Other Payment Options'. Then select Apple Pay and scroll down to confirm your payment. Click the Apple Pay checkout button.


Checkout with Apple Pay

Pick the card you'd like to use to pay for your flights with Apple Pay. Follow the instructions on the screen. You can authenticate your booking by entering a code, using your Face ID or using your fingerprint. Once Apple Pay recognises you, your flight will be confirmed and you'll receive your e-tickets within 24 hours.

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FAQs

Why should I use Alternative Airlines to buy Southwest flights using Apple Pay?

Did you know that Alternative Airlines is one of the only sites that lets you pay for flights with Apple Pay? When you search for and book your Southwest flights through Alternative Airlines, you can use Apple Pay to securely checkout. Apple Pay is available to use on ANY Southwest flight that we offer on our site and you can pay using any of the currencies that Apple Pay accepts. Additionally, we have 600+ airlines that we ticket on our site, all of which you can buy tickets from and pay for with Apple Pay, so if you see a flight from a different airline that you'd rather book, you can still pay using Apple Pay.

Can I use Apple Pay to pay for flights on Southwest's official site?

Yes, but only on select flights. With Alternative Airlines, you can book ANY Southwest Airlines flight and pay with Apple Pay. It doesn't matter what your destination is or how much your ticket is - Apple Pay will be available at checkout with Alternative Airlines.

What other payment methods can I use?

If you're not sure whether Apple Pay is the right payment method for you, don't worry. We have 40+ ways to pay, ranging from flexible pay-later plans, to buying flights with cryptocurrencies, to paying with debit, credit and even Cash App Pay.