How Southwest Makes It Easy To Change Your Flight

Reason #5 that I love Southwest Airlines! If you want to change a flight, it's FREE and EASY. No change fees, no penalties, no nothing and you can even switch to another flight and get a credit. Wow! 

Here's how to do it: 

1. Log in to your account

2. Click on my travel 

3. Click on change flight 

4. Select the flight you want to change 

5. Southwest will show you the options and what the points or dollar difference is

6. Select your new flight and bam, done. 

So you can see above, if I change this flight, it is going to cost me more points. Southwest will automatically adjust your account to reflect the diffference. If it's less points, Southwest will credit your account. You don't even have to pay another $5.60. Amazing. 
I check upcoming flights a few times just to see if I can save some points. You can rebook the same flight if the price/points has changed. 
If you have a companion pass and have booked a companion on the flight, you will need to cancel the companion ticket first (write down the confirmation code so you can reapply the $5.60), rebook your flight and then add your companion again. 
Still easy, but one more step.