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How do I get my LUV voucher from expired travel funds?

Once those funds are expired, request reissue as a voucher within 6 months of expiration. If granted, $100 will be deducted from the total, and the voucher will be valid for 6 months from the date of issue.



On Southwest Airlines in 2026, you generally do not need to convert "expired" travel funds because the airline famously eliminated expiration dates for Flight Credits in 2022. However, if you are holding an older LUV Voucher (which is a different type of credit often issued for customer service gestures), these do have expiration dates. If your LUV Voucher has expired, Southwest has historically offered a "grace period" policy where you can contact their Customer Relations department via phone or their website to request a re-issue. They may convert the expired value into a new voucher or flight credit for a flat fee (previously $100), though this is at the airline's discretion. A high-value "pro-tip" for 2026 is that Flight Credits (from cancelled trips) are tied to the individual passenger's name and never expire, whereas LUV Vouchers are transferable and can be used by anyone, but they must be monitored closely for their specific 12-month validity window to avoid the hassle of the re-issue process.

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Hot Tip: If you cancel a flight that you paid for with a LUV Voucher, that balance will be refunded in the form of a Flight Credit.

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How To Check the Balance of Your LUV Voucher
  1. To check the balance on your Southwest LUV Voucher, click on Flight in the top menu, then click Manage Reservations. ...
  2. Then click View travel funds. ...
  3. Input the voucher number and security code to see the balance of your LUV Voucher.


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Normally, a future flight credit is non-transferrable and therefore must be used by the same traveler it was issued to.

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Re: Unused Voucher According to the terms and conditions of the LUV voucher it can't be sold as it could void the voucher if someone at Southwest caught you selling it. You can however use it on anyone. If you want to dontate it i dont see why you couldn't. Hope this helps!

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Note: While airlines are not required to issue a refund for non-refundable tickets, they are free to do so or they may issue a credit or travel voucher for future use on the airline.

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Yes, you can choose either to a) receive a method-of-payment refund or b) hold the value of the ticket as a flight credit or Transferable Flight CreditTM (depending on the fare) to buy a future flight.

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If your travel voucher is about to expire, the first thing that you should do is contact the airline that issued the voucher. Many airlines have been extending vouchers that were issued over the past two years. If the airline won't extend your voucher, you may still have options.

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So, to convert your LUV vouchers to travel credits:
  1. Find random flight(s) that costs the amount of your LUV voucher before taxes.
  2. Pay the taxes & fees with a credit card (they won't let you apply your voucher)
  3. Cancel the flight.
  4. Refund the taxes/fees to your credit card, & refund the vouchers as a travel credit.


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so a LUV voucher can be used by anyone but once ticketed with a LUV voucher it is becomes apart of a travel fund. when it is a travel fund it is non transferable and the fund remains in the name of the ticketed passenger(s).

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One cannot book a package with air, hotel, and car on southwest.com. You can book air and car, then buy a hotel in a separate transaction, but no one would refer to that as a package. Even then, you are not paying for the car up front so vouchers cannot be used and the hotel booking will also not accept vouchers.

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Transportation Credit Vouchers may be transferred to another passenger, as long as the person whose name appears on the voucher is traveling on the same reservation.

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While credits can be used on as many flights as needed until they're fully used, vouchers can be used only on one flight, with any leftover value going to waste.

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If by flight credit you mean a mileage account or credit card points, then yes, you should be able to book for someone else. But if it is a ticket in your name that you did not use and the airline extended the value as a credit, it is not transferable to another person.

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In order to receive a flight credit, you have to cancel your flight before the departure of the first segment of your itinerary. If you don't cancel before the flight departs, you forfeit the total value of the ticket. Flight credits can only be used by the passenger who is named on the original ticket.

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Can You Buy Someone Else Airline Ticket? Yes, you can buy other people's flight tickets. When you purchase tickets through an online booking site or through a travel agent, make sure to enter the traveler's name and other details exactly as they appear on their ID or passport.

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