My baby will be 11 months old during our flight. I myself have only flown a few times and never with a baby. my flight is booked. Do I have to register him somewhere before the flight (in lap passenger). Or can we just show up and I show them his birth certificate? I feel weird not notifying anyone that I am bringing another human. All advice is welcomed!
Assuming you are traveling domestically and not going international you just show up with the baby and birth certificate and you'll be fine. International travel requires payment of taxes beforehand so you do need to contact Southwest. Give yourself a little extra time to handle the age verification during check-in.
I get why you feel that way, but yes -- you just show up. When you check in at the counter pre-security, the agent will take care of everything and give you a boarding pass for your baby.
You can call ahead to have the baby added to your ticket, but you'll still need to show the birth certificate when you arrive anyway. It won't really be much of a time saver.
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