How to book Southwest flights using points

Posted by Devin G.
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Sep 28, 2020
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Southwest Airlines is known for its customer-friendly policies that make traveling easy and pocket friendly for the passengers. On every occasion, Southwest comes around with a new travel plan that becomes a quite effective marketing plan for it. And one of the best reasons to travel with Southwest is its different alternatives to book flights in the Southwest Airlines with points.

Southwest Airlines flights booking using points

If you are planning a trip with Southwest then use your award points to book flights and pick your favorite flight seats. The best part of reservations using miles is that you can also make the Southwest seat selection. You can decide your place to sit close with the group.

Steps to redeem miles or points to book flights 

Southwest Airlines has its rapid rewards account with which you can book flights in the airline. For doing so, first of all, open the website of Southwest Airlines and from here go to the rapid reward section and log in your account. 


  1. Moving ahead, now fill out all the required flight details such as the date and time preferences and the destination to which you are traveling. 

  2. As you fill out all the flight details related to your bookings, search for your flight and then review the price and confirm if you are okay with the schedule or not. 

  3. Now after this, check out your miles balance and if you have enough miles then follow the online instructions and then confirm the flight by making the flight payment you wish for.

Selecting flight seats in the Southwest Airlines 

Once your flight is confirmed then the next thing you have to do is pick your flight seat. Airlines give the perk of the Southwest Airlines advance seat selection with which you can pick your flight seats. 


  1. To pick your flight seats, you can go to the’ manage booking’ section and then tap on the seat selection option. 

  2. Enter your flight booking number and then the last name of the passenger. Now on the next page, pick up one seat from the seat map. 

  3. Follow the online instructions and pick one flight seat for yourself. And once you confirm the flight seat, make the payment if required, and close the tab. 

  4. You can pick your flight seat even during check-in.


And thus with this, you can go Southwest Airlines seat selection with miles. In case you need any information then call on the Southwest airlines phone number.

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