Southwest Airlines: Travel App

What the Southwest Airlines app does

Southwest Airlines: Travel App is a travel companion for booking and managing Southwest trips. It suits passengers who want to search for flights, check in, keep boarding details nearby, and handle changes from an Android phone. The app also supports hotel, rental car, cruise, and vacation package bookings.

Trip planning and booking

Use the app to find and book Southwest flights, then review upcoming travel in the My Trips area. Depending on the trip, it can show flight status, gate information, boarding position, and other reservation details. Travelers can apply eligible flight credits, gift cards, Rapid Rewards points, and several payment methods when making or changing bookings.

• Book flights, hotels, rental cars, cruises, and vacation packages
• Manage reservations and make eligible flight changes or cancellations
• Add options such as EarlyBird Check-In or Upgraded Boarding
• Search selected Getaways by Southwest destinations and package combinations

Check-in and onboard information

The app provides mobile boarding passes for passengers on a reservation once check-in opens. Boarding information can include the flight number, confirmation number, boarding time, tier status, and TSA PreCheck details. Passes can also be saved to Google Wallet. During travel, the app links to Southwest’s inflight entertainment portal, where available onboard content can be accessed.

Rated snapshot

Developed by Southwest Airlines, the app is listed in Travel & Local and has more than 10,000,000 installs. Its store rating is 4.48 out of 5 from 165,747 ratings. That points to broad use and generally positive feedback, while the measured score remains useful for comparing it with other travel apps on the same scale.