07-26-2022
08:42 AM
07-26-2022
08:42 AM
Hi! It *may* be too late for 5travelswa, but maybe this can help someone else: as of June 1, 2022, through December 2022, you can extend your travel funds for free in the form of a voucher that is valid for 6 months. There is no $100 fee and you do not have to wait until your funds expire!! You do have to call and request the extension. The slight catch is that they told me I would not receive the voucher for 45 days. This new policy was apparently sent by Southwest to its employees, but you can Google it and it will come up (link below). I am traveling in October but had funds that I did not realize were expiring on 9/7/22. I tried to use them to book a flight before 9/7 and combined other funds that were valid well into 2023 to pay for the flight. Then I tried to change the flight date to October, as I could have sworn I had done in the past, and it would not let me. When I canceled the flight, all of my funds now expired on 9/7/22. I was close to tears until I read the new policy. I made a community account just to share this in case it helps anyone! Here is a link about the extension policy for 2022, but I literally just got off the phone with Southwest and there was absolutely no issue:
https://viewfromthewing.com/southwest-extending-flight-credits-six-months-but-only-if-you-ask/
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