How to Change Name On Southwest Airlines Flight Ticket?

Southwest Airlines Name Change on Ticket After Booking Policy

Southwest Airlines, founded on March 1967 is a low-cost carrier service provider. It is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Southwest Airlines changed its name from Air southwest to Southwest Airlines in year 1971. Number of airplanes in southwest airlines fleet is 754 and it flies to 101 destinations.

You can book your flight with Southwest airlines on its official website or you can dial southwest airlines reservations phone number and get your flight booked over the phone. You can also book your flight from the airport or through any registered travel agency.

Southwest airlines allow you some changes to your flight after you have booked your flight on its website. For making such changes you have to follow the steps given below:

• Go to the website
• Select change/cancel
• Enter confirmation number, first and last name
• Select change flight and tap search

Afterwards select the flight you want to change and apply the changes allowed. For applying changes after 24 hours of flight booking you have to pay an extra fee that is based on the policy of Southwest Airlines related to change you are applying.

Here we are more concerned about the change name on Southwest Airlines flight ticket allowed or not. Southwest airlines name change policy is explained below:

• Southwest Airlines does not allow name change.
• Only allowed to change last name in case of legal name change for example in case of marriage.
• Call customer care give them proof of old name and new name such as marriage certificate. They will change name in your booked ticket.
• If you have entered incorrect name or you want to change the name of passenger. You can cancel your ticket within 24 hours of booking and get full refund. Again re-book your flight with the correct or changed name.

For change in name on ticket for the flight booked from any other travel agency you can call them for getting the information about the name change policy.