On your day of travel, same-day change lets you swap your flight for an alternate one—as long as
- you did not purchase a Basic fare
- your origin airport, destination airport, and day of travel are the same,
- there’s an open seat, and
- you change your flight at least 10 minutes before your original scheduled departure time.
Please note, government taxes and fees associated with your changes may apply but refunds will be provided.
Free same-day change is only available for Choice Extra, Choice Preferred, Choice fares, and Getaways by Southwest™ vacation bookings. A-List Preferred and A-list Members are not eligible for free same-day change unless the Member purchases a qualifying fare. Customers who purchase a Basic fare must first upgrade their reservation to a Choice, Choice Preferred, or Choice Extra fare in order to make a same-day change. Customers traveling on partner itineraries may not use same-day change.
To make a same-day change yourself:
Customers who qualify can make a same-day change on the day of travel on Southwest.com® and in the mobile app.
- Look up your flight confirmation number. You can also find your flight confirmation number in My Account or in your confirmation email.
- See which same-day flights between the same airports have available seats and choose a new one.. You’ll be able to select your seat (as applicable based on your fare, Rapid Rewards® tier status, or Rapid Rewards Cardmember status) on your new flight.
- You'll receive a text or email confirmation (based on flight status contact preference selected during booking) with a link to retrieve your new boarding pass.
- If your flight is associated with a Getaways by Southwest™ vacation booking, contact Getaways by Southwest so that we can update the non-air components of your reservation to reflect the change.
Note: For Southwest® Business bookings, changes may need to be made through your travel agent.
