Step-by-Step Booking Instructions - Air


Air Step 4: Purchase

Step 4: Purchase

In this step you'll learn how to specify your payment and passenger information. This step also explains how to purchase your itinerary and get a receipt.

Who is Traveling?
  • Enter the First Name, Last Name, Suffix (optional), and Rapid Rewards Member Number (optional) for each Passenger. Do not use punctuation such as commas, apostrophes, hyphens, or periods.
  • Suffix and Rapid Rewards Member Number are optional.
  • If entering a Rapid Rewards membership number for a Passenger, the name you enter must match the name on the Passenger’s Rapid Rewards account.
Apply Travel Funds (Get help with this feature)
  • If you have a Southwest LUV Voucher, southwestgiftcard® or Ticketless Travel Funds from an unused or cancelled reservation, click on the "Apply Travel Funds " button to apply them toward the purchase of your new reservation.
Credit Card Payment
  • Enter the credit card holder’s information. This information must match the credit card billing information.
  • Ticketless Travel may be purchased on southwest.com using one of the following credit cards: American Express, Optima, MasterCard, Visa, Diners Club, Discover Card/NOVUS, Access, and UATP Card, or by applying unused Ticketless Travel Funds from a previous reservation.
  • If you wish to use another form of payment (e.g., Southwest Airlines travel voucher, gift certificate, discount coupon), please contact Southwest Reservations at 1-800-IFLYSWA® (1-800-435-9792) for information on how to use those payment options.
Enter contact information
  • Enter a phone number where we can contact you.
Send confirmation via…
  • Choose how to receive your Southwest Airlines Ticketless Travel receipt by selecting e-mail or fax.
  • Receipts contain confidential billing information.
Let them know you are on your way.
  • Enter up to four e-mail addresses to which you want to send a copy of your travel itinerary.
  • Travel itineraries do not contain confidential billing information.
Purchase Summary
  • Review the total charges.
Confirm Purchase
  • Click on the “I Want to Purchase This Air Travel” button to complete your transaction and go to Air Step 5: Booked.

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