What happens after Southwest travel funds expire?

The value of each travel fund will be reduced by $100 each and you have six months after they are reinstated to use them. You have up to 6 months after expiration to request this, but do it as soon as possible after expiration since it can take a month for Southwest to complete the process.



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Flight credits don't expire. Are Southwest LUV Vouchers® flight credits? No. A Southwest LUV Voucher is issued by Southwest® and can be applied toward a future flight.

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Southwest never extends the expiration date of travel funds. Your best bet is to wait until they expire and then call Customer Relations and ask for them to be reissued as a LUV Voucher. The fee for this is $100, which will be deducted from the funds balance.

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Vouchers generally aren't extendable. Travel Funds may be reissued, as a voucher, once expired for a fee of $100 per Travel Fund/passenger. You have 6 months after expiration in which to make the request, and the voucher will be valid for 6 months from the date of issue.

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What some people do is wait for their travel funds to expire, and then contact Southwest and ask for them to transfer the travel funds to a LUV voucher. This can be done on a case by case basis and Southwest charges $100 for the service, so it is up to you if you think it is worth it based on your travel fund value.

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Yes. The travel funds associated with your new ticket will take on the expiration date of the LUV Voucher they were purchased with, and the remaining $300 on the LUV Voucher will keep the expiration. Keep in mind that as always, all travel needs to be completed by the expiration date.

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If you have Southwest flight credits, you'll have the option to convert travel funds into Southwest Rapid Rewards points. Depending on how you plan to use those funds, this may or may not be a good idea. If you plan to book a flight prior to your funds' expiration, converting might not make sense.

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That person would have to book their own flight using the travel fund, though. You won't be able to use your travel fund to book for someone else. Wanna Get Away fares are not eligible to transferred, so they can only be used by the ticketed passenger.

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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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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. Here's information on Delta's flight vouchers.

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Southwest® gift cards, Southwest LUV Vouchers®, and Southwest® Travel Funds can only be used on the flight portion of your trip. Southwest Airlines accepts unused ticketless travel funds for Passenger travel purchased through Southwest Airlines, excluding the Southwest Airlines Group Desk.

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When Do Airline Travel Vouchers Expire? Depends on the airline. Still, vouchers commonly expire one or two years from when they were issued. Make sure to check with your airline to see when your voucher is set to expire, which will help you make a plan for what to do.

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It is not possible to transfer the ticket to another person. The airlines don't allow this. The only way is to cancel the old ticket and issue the new ticket for the passenger who is going to travel.

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Types of tickets You can also sell travel vouchers, which are the credits issued by airlines if you've ever been bumped from a flight (even if the airline isn't one that allows name changes on tickets).

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