Hate those pesky travel credits you get when you pay cash for a Southwest flight and then cancel or adjust the rate? Yep me too. Actually I always use points to fly so I avoid those credits. You should too, but that's a story for another day. 

If you do pay cash for Southwest flights, then listen up! Southwest Airlines announced today that flight credits issued on or after July 28th 2022 will not expire.....ever! Woohoo! 

No More Expiration Date For Southwest Travel Credits - Woohoo! 

You will notice that within a few days the flight credits will have a dummy date attached in the year 2030. 

This new policy does not apply to Southwest LUV vouchers. Those will still have an expiration date. A LUV voucher is compensation from the airline for a missing bag, delayed flight or other situation. 

Flight credits still can only be used for the person listed as the passenger on the original booking. That's why we recommend that you only use Southwest points to book flights. Points will be returned to your account if you cancel or adjust your flight and then you can use them for anyone. 

If you think you have a travel credit, you can find it by logging into your account. If you don't see it at the top of your account, then you can click here and enter the confirmation number attached to the credit.